US8770371B2 - Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism - Google Patents

Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US8770371B2
US8770371B2 US13/410,831 US201213410831A US8770371B2 US 8770371 B2 US8770371 B2 US 8770371B2 US 201213410831 A US201213410831 A US 201213410831A US 8770371 B2 US8770371 B2 US 8770371B2
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
housing
parking meter
single space
space parking
front housing
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Active
Application number
US13/410,831
Other versions
US20120222935A1 (en
Inventor
George Allan Mackay
Gregory Emile Chauvin
Shamus John Angus McLarty
Ben Garvey
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
JJ Mackay Canada Ltd
Original Assignee
JJ Mackay Canada Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from CA2733110A external-priority patent/CA2733110C/en
Application filed by JJ Mackay Canada Ltd filed Critical JJ Mackay Canada Ltd
Priority to US13/545,871 priority Critical patent/US8807317B2/en
Priority to US13/546,918 priority patent/US9406056B2/en
Publication of US20120222935A1 publication Critical patent/US20120222935A1/en
Assigned to J.J. MACKAY CANADA LIMITED reassignment J.J. MACKAY CANADA LIMITED ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: MACKAY, GEORGE ALLAN, CHAUVIN, GREGORY EMILE, GARVEY, BEN, MCLARTY, SHAMUS JOHN ANGUS
Priority to US14/325,134 priority patent/US9443236B2/en
Publication of US8770371B2 publication Critical patent/US8770371B2/en
Application granted granted Critical
Priority to US14/864,170 priority patent/US9934645B2/en
Priority to US15/220,228 priority patent/US9842455B2/en
Priority to US15/802,298 priority patent/US10192388B2/en
Priority to US16/218,219 priority patent/US20190114869A1/en
Priority to US16/548,513 priority patent/US10861278B2/en
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07FCOIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/24Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for parking meters
    • G07F17/248Housing construction
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06KGRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/06Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
    • G06K19/067Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
    • G06K19/07Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips
    • G06K19/0701Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising an arrangement for power management
    • G06K19/0702Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising an arrangement for power management the arrangement including a battery
    • G06K19/0704Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components with integrated circuit chips at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising an arrangement for power management the arrangement including a battery the battery being rechargeable, e.g. solar batteries
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06KGRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K7/00Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
    • G06K7/0004Hybrid readers
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06KGRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K7/00Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
    • G06K7/10Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
    • G06K7/10009Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves
    • G06K7/10316Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves using at least one antenna particularly designed for interrogating the wireless record carriers
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06QINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/08Payment architectures
    • G06Q20/18Payment architectures involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06QINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/30Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices or networks
    • G06Q20/32Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices or networks using wireless devices
    • G06Q20/327Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
    • G06Q20/3278RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06QINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/30Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices or networks
    • G06Q20/34Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices or networks using cards, e.g. integrated circuit [IC] cards or magnetic cards
    • G06Q20/352Contactless payments by cards
    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07BTICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B15/00Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y04INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVING AN IMPACT ON OTHER TECHNOLOGY AREAS
    • Y04SSYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS
    • Y04S50/00Market activities related to the operation of systems integrating technologies related to power network operation or related to communication or information technologies
    • Y04S50/12Billing, invoicing, buying or selling transactions or other related activities, e.g. cost or usage evaluation
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00Metal working
    • Y10T29/49Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49826Assembling or joining

Definitions

  • the present disclosure relates to single space parking meters and removable single space parking meter mechanisms.
  • Parking meters come in many shapes and sizes but are generally divided into two main types or classes: multi-space parking meters which are typically larger devices capable of managing the parking payment and control for typically between six or more, or possibly even hundreds of parking spaces; and, single-space parking meters which are typically small devices capable of managing the parking payment and control of a single parking space, but also sometimes additional spaces, such as two, four, or six spaces which are located in close proximity to the parking meter.
  • FIG. 19 depicts a single space parking meter 700 installed on a pole 701 .
  • Single space parking meter mechanisms are typically installed in a protective housing on a pole 701 near a parking space.
  • the protective housing components which are directly exposed to the elements and the public, are traditionally separate from the actual parking meter mechanism (not shown).
  • the protective housing components of previous single space parking meters 700 typically comprise a lower housing 702 that receives a removable parking meter mechanism.
  • a cover cap 705 is placed over the parking meter mechanism and secured to the lower housing 702 .
  • the cover cap 705 typically comprises a semi-circular opening 709 , covered by a transparent material, through which a display 742 is visible through a display opening 740 of the parking meter mechanism.
  • the lower housing 702 is typically secured to a coin vault 708 for storing coins received during operation of the parking meter 700 .
  • the coin vault 708 may be secured to the pole 701 .
  • the parking meter 700 is operated by inserting payment, either in the form of coins or payment cards such as chip cards or electronic purse cards, into the parking meter 700 which then displays and counts down the purchased amount of parking time.
  • the protective housing which typically comprises the lower housing 702 and the cover cap 705 , provides protection for the components of the parking meter mechanism from vandalism, tampering and theft, as well as protection from the environment.
  • Single space parking meters may comprise a parking meter mechanism that provides communication, either wired or wireless, with a remote location.
  • the communication means can enable the single space parking meter to accept credit card payments or other types of payments requiring authorization from a remote computer system.
  • an improved parking meter and parking meter mechanism is desired that provides one or more of a more secure parking meter, a more convenient to use parking meter, an easier to manufacture and assemble parking meter, an easier to remove, replace or service parking meter mechanism, and a more power efficient parking meter mechanism.
  • a removable single space parking meter mechanism comprising an internal structure to be at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter, and a front housing, to be exposed to an external environment, coupled to the internal structure and comprising a display opening.
  • a single space parking meter comprising a lower housing; a removable single space parking meter mechanism and a back housing secured to the lower housing and the removable single space parking meter mechanism.
  • the removable single space parking meter mechanism comprises an internal structure to be at least partially and removably received within the lower housing; and a front housing, exposed to an external environment, coupled to the internal structure and comprising a display opening.
  • a method of assembling a single space parking meter comprising placing a removable parking meter mechanism having a pivotally attached front housing at least partially in a lower housing having a back housing secured to the lower housing; pivoting the front housing towards the back housing; and securing the front housing to the back housing to provide a protective housing of the parking meter.
  • a single space parking meter comprising: a lower housing; a removable single space parking meter mechanism comprising an internal structure at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter; a housing coupled to the lower housing and the removable single space parking meter mechanism; and a solar panel arranged on an exterior surface of the housing of the single space parking meter.
  • a single space parking meter comprising: a lower housing; a removable single space parking meter mechanism, and a housing coupled to the lower housing and the removable single space parking meter mechanism.
  • the removable single space parking meter mechanism comprises an internal structure at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter; and a plurality of parking meter mechanism components coupled to the internal structure, the plurality of parking meter mechanism components comprising a display for displaying parking information; and a contactless payment reader located behind the display.
  • FIG. 1 is an upper front perspective of components of a parking meter
  • FIG. 2 is an upper rear perspective of components of the parking meter of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is an upper front perspective of the parking meter of FIG. 1 partially assembled
  • FIG. 4 is a side view of the parking meter of FIG. 1 partially assembled
  • FIG. 5 is an upper rear perspective of the parking meter of FIG. 1 assembled
  • FIG. 6 is an upper front perspective of the parking meter of FIG. 1 assembled
  • FIG. 7 is an upper rear perspective of the parking meter of FIG. 1 assembled
  • FIG. 8 is an upper front perspective of an assembled further parking meter
  • FIG. 9 is an upper front perspective of components of the parking meter of FIG. 8 ;
  • FIG. 10 is an upper rear perspective of components of the parking meter of FIG. 8 ;
  • FIG. 11 is a side view of components of the parking meter of FIG. 8 ;
  • FIG. 12A is a side view of components of the parking meter of FIG. 8 partially assembled
  • FIG. 12B is a side view of components of a further parking meter partially assembled
  • FIG. 13 is a side view of components of the parking meter of FIG. 8 partially assembled
  • FIG. 14A is a side view of the parking meter of FIG. 8 assembled
  • FIG. 14B is a side view of the parking meter of FIG. 12B assembled
  • FIG. 15 is an upper front perspective of components of a further parking meter
  • FIG. 16 is an upper front perspective of components of a further parking meter
  • FIG. 17 is an upper front perspective of a further parking meter
  • FIG. 18 is a cross section of a further parking meter.
  • FIG. 19 is a schematic showing an installed previous single space parking meter.
  • FIGS. 1-7 depict various views of an embodiment of a single space parking meter 100 .
  • the parking meter may manage the parking payment and control of more than a single parking space, for example one parking space to the left of the parking meter and one to the right.
  • single space parking meters may be associated with a single parking space or multiple spaces, the term is used to differentiate the parking meter type from multi-space ‘pay and display’ or ‘pay by space’ type meters.
  • the single space parking meters may be associated with multiple adjacent parking spaces and manage the parking payment and control of, and display the parking time remaining for, the parking spaces.
  • the single space parking meter 100 comprises a lower housing 102 , a back housing 110 and a removable parking meter mechanism 130 .
  • the parking meter mechanism 130 may be partially received within the lower housing 102 , which is typically secured to a coin vault (not shown) that is mounted on a pole (not shown) when in use.
  • the back housing 110 , the parking meter mechanism 130 and the lower housing 102 are generally locked or secured together to form a protective housing that provides protection from the environment, theft and vandalism.
  • the back housing 110 can be locked to the lower housing 102 , thereby securing the parking meter mechanism 130 in the lower housing 102 .
  • the parking meter mechanism 130 may include a front housing 134 with a display opening 140 through which the display 142 is visible.
  • the parking meter mechanism 130 may include a contactless payment reader (not shown) located behind the display 142 .
  • the back housing 110 of the parking meter 100 may comprise a solar panel 116 arranged on the back housing 110 .
  • the solar panel 116 may be enclosed within a solar panel compartment 114 of the back housing 110 .
  • the solar panel compartment 114 may have a substantially intact bottom surface (not shown), so that the protection provided by the back housing 110 is not reduced or compromised by a large opening for the solar panel 116 .
  • the parking meter mechanism 130 may be partially received within a lower housing 102 of various sizes, shapes and configurations. Regardless of the lower housing 102 the parking meter mechanism 130 can be placed in, it is desirable for the parking meter mechanism 130 to be easily removed from the lower housing 102 to allow replacement or servicing of the parking meter mechanism 130 . This easy removal allows for a non-functioning parking meter mechanism to be repaired or replaced with a different and functioning parking meter mechanism. The non-functioning parking meter mechanism may then be repaired or replaced without leaving a parking meter unusable and a parking space not managed nor controlled.
  • the parking meter mechanism 130 is provided with an internal structure 132 that provides a mounting point for other components of the parking meter mechanism 130 .
  • the internal structure 132 may comprise one or more components such as frames or sub-frames, and provides a structure to which the front housing 134 is mounted as well as other components of the parking meter mechanism 130 such as the display 142 , main control board (not shown), power source 146 and payment means (not shown).
  • the internal structure 132 provides a structure that is at least partially, and removably, received within the lower housing 102 .
  • the internal structure 132 may be provided in various ways.
  • the internal structure 132 includes at least a main support frame 162 to which additional components of the internal structure 132 as well as components of the parking meter mechanism 130 may be mounted.
  • the internal structure 132 may comprise additional mounting components such as, for example sub-frame 164 to which an auxiliary display 156 is mounted.
  • the internal structure 132 may also comprise, for example, a mechanism cover plate 166 that is secured over one or more components, such as a coin chute (not shown), and includes a coin slot 136 for receiving coins into the coin chute.
  • the internal structure 132 may include surfaces of components of the parking meter mechanism 130 mounted to the internal structure 132 .
  • an interior surface of the front housing 134 may form part of the internal structure 132 and be used to mount components of the parking meter mechanism 130 .
  • actual components of the parking meter mechanism 130 may act as mounting surfaces for other components of the parking meter mechanism 130 such that those actual components of the parking meter mechanism 130 form part of internal structure 132 .
  • the parking meter mechanism 130 may comprise various components depending on the desired functionality of the parking meter 100 .
  • the components of the parking meter mechanism 130 will typically comprise a display 142 adjacent the display opening 140 of the parking meter mechanism 130 to display parking meter related information, such as the amount of parking time purchased or remaining, the current time of day, the parking rate, days/hours of operation and other information.
  • the components of the parking meter mechanism 130 may further comprise a main control board (not shown) for controlling the overall operation of the parking meter mechanism 130 , as well as a power source 146 , such as a battery pack and/or a rechargeable battery pack coupled to at least the main control board (not shown) to provide power during operation.
  • the parking meter mechanism 130 will further typically include a coin chute (not shown) for receiving coins through a coin slot 136 in the front housing 134 of the parking meter mechanism 130 .
  • the components of the parking meter mechanism 130 may further comprise a card payment component (not shown) for receiving payment by a payment card inserted into a card slot 138 of the front housing 134 .
  • the payment card may be a credit card, debit card, chip card or other type of payment card such as an electronic purse card.
  • Payment cards requiring a personal identification number (PIN) to be entered are not considered in detail; however, such payment cards requiring a PIN to be entered may be accepted by the parking meter 100 where, for example, the display 142 comprises touchscreen technology for displaying touchscreen buttons (not shown) associated with at least digits 0-9. Such a display 142 may also be able to present a user with a choice of touchscreen buttons associated with a combination of alpha and/or numeric characters. For example, such a touchscreen display 142 may allow the parking meter 100 to prompt the user to input a PIN, a vehicle license plate number, or a parking space identifier that contains alpha characters, numeric characters, and/or a combination of both alpha and numeric characters, as the case may be.
  • PIN personal identification number
  • the parking meter 100 includes both a coin chute and a card payment component, it is not required to have both.
  • the parking meter 100 may accept payment by way of a number of means.
  • the means could be the coin chute, card payment component or other means such as a communication message received wirelessly indicating that a payment has been made for the parking meter 100 .
  • Such other payment means may allow payment to be made in various alternative ways such as using a cell phone.
  • the payment means may further comprise a contactless type payment method, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) type card, near-field communications (NFC) devices, or other cards adhering to the international standard for contactless cards ISO14443.
  • RFID radio frequency identification
  • NFC near-field communications
  • Previous single space parking meters have included a contactless type payment method using a contactless payment reader.
  • the parking meter mechanism 130 includes a contactless payment reader (not shown) located directly behind the display 142 , which allows for payment by way of a contactless payment device (not shown).
  • the display 142 is located close enough to the exterior of the parking meter 100 such that the contactless payment reader is able to read contactless payment devices placed over the display 142 .
  • the maximum read distance between the contactless payment device and the contactless payment reader is typically a function of the size of the antenna (not shown) of the contactless payment reader, the presence of any material, and its nature if present, between the contactless payment reader and the contactless payment device, and other operating conditions of the parking meter 100 .
  • a high percentage success rate for reading of contactless payment devices by the contactless payment reader through the display 142 can be accomplished even with a double layer of a clear protective cover placed over the display 142 .
  • the contactless payment reader is placed behind the display 142 , which is significantly more transparent to the wireless signals used by the contactless payment reader than housing components of the parking meter 100 , which are typically made of metal, no additional openings or apertures need to be included in the housing components to provide adequate operation of the contactless payment reader.
  • the display 142 may be used to display a logo, graphic and/or directions such as “tap here”.
  • the contactless payment reader By placing the contactless payment reader (not shown) behind the display 142 , the amount of space required to offer this method of payment is reduced, as the need of an additional opening or aperture in the housing components is eliminated.
  • the display 142 and possible protective covering of the display 142 provide protection and ruggedness so as to allow the contactless payment reader to be deployed in unattended single space parking meters without the need for additional protection.
  • the physical packaging of the parking meter mechanism 130 may be reduced to provide more freedom in the design of the parking meter 100 , possibly allowing a smaller more appealing single space parking meter, which may be desirable given the large number of single space parking meters that may be present on a single street or block.
  • the protective external surface of the front housing 134 may be connected to the internal structure 132 in various ways.
  • the front housing 134 may be bolted, screwed or welded to the internal structure 132 . If the front housing 134 is bolted or screwed to the internal structure 132 , it is desirable to have the bolts or screws accessible only when the parking meter mechanism 130 is not in the fully assembled position as is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 . If the bolts or screws connecting the front housing 134 to the internal structure 132 are accessible from the exterior of the parking meter 100 , it is desirable to make the driver pattern an uncommon pattern so that they cannot readily be loosened by an unauthorized person.
  • the front housing 134 may be connected to the internal structure 132 in additional or alternative ways, such as welding, gluing, cementing, riveting, or other connecting techniques. Alternatively, the front housing 134 may be connected to the internal structure 132 during the fabrication stage of the components, such as by casting a single component.
  • the front housing 134 that is connected to the internal structure 132 includes a display opening 140 that is arranged to allow a user to view the display 142 when the parking meter 100 is in use, and make payment using contactless payment devices.
  • the display opening 140 may be provided with a transparent, or semi transparent, protective display covering (not shown) such as LexanTM or similar material. If the display 142 itself provides sufficient strength to resist vandalism, the protective display covering may not be required.
  • front housing 134 By connecting the front housing 134 to the internal structure 132 so that they are removable as a single parking meter mechanism 130 , less constraints may be placed on the size and shape of the front housing 134 . The tolerances required between components of the parking meter mechanism 130 and the front housing 134 can be reduced. No clearance needs to be provided between the components of the parking meter mechanism 130 and the front housing 134 , since there may be no relative movement between the front housing 134 and the components of the parking meter mechanism 130 .
  • the front housing 134 may include a card slot 138 to receive the payment card, such as a credit card, debit card, chip card or other type of payment card such as an electronic purse card, and allow the payment card to come into contact with a card payment component.
  • the payment card such as a credit card, debit card, chip card or other type of payment card such as an electronic purse card
  • the input controls 150 are depicted as mechanical buttons for increasing or decreasing the amount of time purchased as well as authorizing or canceling the transaction, such as authorizing or canceling a credit card payment. It will be appreciated that the input controls 150 may be used for additional functions, such as selecting options during configuration of the parking meter mechanism 130 , or selecting which parking space payment is being made for. It will be appreciated that the input controls 150 may comprise a variety of switch types such as simple electromechanical switches, piezoelectric switches or capacitive touch switches that have no moving parts.
  • an antenna located under an antenna cover 154 is required to transmit and receive information.
  • the size and type of antenna will depend on the intended use, the required communication distance, the frequency and/or the wireless network chosen, for example using either licensed cellular radio modems or unlicensed radio modems operating in the industrial scientific medical (ISM) bands. Regardless of the wireless network chosen, it is desirable, from a transmission/reception point of view, to have the antenna located above the front housing 134 , as well as any other housing components such as the back housing 110 or lower housing 102 .
  • the housing components 102 , 110 , 134 are typically made of metal and attenuate the radio signals transmitted or received by the antenna.
  • the housing components may shield the components of the parking meter mechanism 130 from the transmitted radio signals, which may reduce the amount of electromagnetic shielding required for components of the parking meter mechanism 130 such as a radio module.
  • the antenna external to the housing components, which provides electromagnetic shielding, spurious emissions may be reduced.
  • the placement of the antenna (not shown) on a top surface of the exterior of the parking meter 700 was not ideal since it was subject to vandalism.
  • the antenna would then need to be detached from the parking meter mechanism when removing the cover cap 705 , or alternatively, the antenna would need to be detached from the cover cap 705 , when removing the parking meter mechanism.
  • the parking meter mechanism 130 has a front housing 134 that is connected to an internal structure 132 of the parking meter mechanism 130 . As such, it is not necessary to detach the front housing 134 in order to remove the parking meter mechanism 130 from the lower housing 102 . As a result, it is possible to place the antenna (not shown) in a desirable location, from a transmission/reception point of view, on a top surface of the parking meter 100 , without making removal or replacement of the parking meter mechanism 130 more difficult. By placing the antenna above the housing components 102 , 110 , 134 of the parking meter 100 , the antenna may transmit and/or receive radio signals equally well from all directions.
  • the antenna does not need to transmit radio signals through the housing components 102 , 110 , 134 of the parking meter, it may be possible to transmit and receive radio signals the same distance using less power, or alternatively transmit and receive radio signals a greater distance using the same power.
  • the antenna may be mounted on the exterior of the front housing 134 and may only require a small opening in the front housing 134 to pass a wire through for coupling the antenna to the radio module (not shown).
  • the antenna and any opening in the front housing 134 for the antenna, or connections between the antenna and radio module, may be covered by an antenna cover 154 . Mounting the antenna in this manner minimizes or reduces the need for additional protection from vandalism. Even if an antenna cover 154 is compromised, the front housing 134 remains substantially intact.
  • the antenna cover 154 may comprise a hard plastic material that is transparent, or semi transparent to radio signals, so that the radio signals transmitted and received by the antenna are not greatly attenuated.
  • the antenna cover 154 may snap onto the front housing 134 using one or more tabs (not shown) cooperating with corresponding slots (not shown) in the front housing 134 .
  • An antenna placed in such a manner will have no metal obstacles, allowing it to send or receive radio signals in or from any direction.
  • the parking meter mechanism 130 is at least partially received within the lower housing 102 .
  • the lower housing 102 is typically secured to a coin vault (not shown) secured to a post (not shown).
  • a back housing 110 engages with the lower housing 102 in order to secure the parking meter mechanism 130 at least partially within the lower housing 102 .
  • the back housing 110 may comprise one or more securing points 122 that interact with one or more corresponding securing points 104 and/or moveable securing point 106 located on the lower housing 102 .
  • the moveable securing point 106 may move between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position the moveable securing point 106 and the corresponding securing points 104 of the lower housing 102 engage with securing points 122 of the back housing 110 to lock the back housing in position.
  • the moveable securing point 106 does not engage the securing points 122 on the back housing 110 .
  • the back housing 110 is able to be moved relative to the lower housing 102 (see gap 167 of FIG. 5 ) such that the corresponding securing points 104 also do not engage the securing points 122 on the back housing 110 , allowing the back housing 110 to be removed from the lower housing 102 .
  • a lock (not shown) can be received within a lock retaining opening 126 in the lower housing 102 so that the moveable securing point 106 may be operated, and locked in position.
  • the back housing 110 may also comprise one or more engagement points or surfaces (not shown) for engaging with corresponding points or surfaces (not shown) of the parking meter mechanism 130 and further securing the parking meter mechanism 130 within the lower housing 102 .
  • the back housing 110 may have an auxiliary display opening 124 for allowing an auxiliary display 156 to be visible from the exterior of the parking meter 100 .
  • the auxiliary display 156 may provide an additional display of information, such as if the parking time purchased has expired, the parking meter 100 is out of service, or if parking is not allowed at that time.
  • the back housing 110 may include a solar panel compartment 114 .
  • the solar panel compartment 114 has a substantially intact bottom surface (not shown) to which a solar panel 116 may be mounted.
  • a clear solar panel cover (not shown) may be provided over the solar panel 116 and solar panel compartment 114 to both secure and to provide further protection to the solar panel 116 if required.
  • Previous removable parking meter mechanisms have typically been provided with a solar panel on the parking meter mechanism, if at all.
  • An opening in the protective housing of these previous parking meters was required to allow light to contact the solar panel of the parking meter mechanism.
  • Such an arrangement requires a large opening to be provided in the protective housing of the parking meter, which may reduce the protection from the environment, vandalism, tampering or theft provided by the protective housing.
  • the solar panel compartment 114 of the back housing 110 has a substantially intact bottom surface (not shown), such that even if the solar panel cover (if present) is compromised, as well as the solar panel 116 , the back housing 110 is not compromised and can still prevent vandalism or tampering to the parking meter mechanism 130 .
  • An opening may be provided in the substantially intact bottom surface of the solar panel compartment 114 to allow an electrical connection to be made between the solar panel 116 and the parking meter mechanism 130 .
  • the electrical connection may be made by, for example, a wire connected to the solar panel 116 , passing through the opening in the solar panel compartment 114 that can be connected to, or disconnected from, the parking meter mechanism 130 as required.
  • electrical contacts such as spring loaded contacts, may be provided on the interior side of the back housing 110 that are electrically connected to the solar panel 116 . The electrical contacts may make an electrical connection with corresponding electrical contacts of the parking meter mechanism 130 when the back housing 110 is engaged with the parking meter mechanism 130 and the lower housing 102 .
  • the above has described the parking meter 100 as having a back housing 110 that slides laterally to engage securing points 122 with corresponding securing points 104 and moveable securing point 106 in order to secure the parking meter mechanism 130 within the parking meter 100 . It is possible to secure the parking meter mechanism 130 , at least partially within the lower housing 102 using other approaches.
  • FIGS. 8-14 depict a further embodiment of a single space parking meter.
  • the parking meter 200 includes a front housing 234 that is hingedly connected to an internal structure 232 of the removable parking meter mechanism 230 via a linkage, or plurality of linkages, 270 .
  • Each linkage 270 may comprise two linkage arms 271 pivotally connected together, with each linkage arm 271 pivotally connected to a respective one of the front housing 234 and the internal structure 232 .
  • the hinged connection of the front housing 234 allows the front housing 234 to be swung forward relative to the back housing 210 .
  • the linkage 270 further allows the front housing 234 to slide up and down sloped side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 .
  • This embodiment may allow components of the parking meter mechanism 230 to be mounted to or affixed to the interior of the front housing 234 , which makes electrical connections between components of the parking meter mechanism 230 easier and less prone to wear and tear since there is no relative movement between components of the parking meter mechanism 230 mounted to the interior surface of the front housing 234 . Further the servicing of components of the parking meter mechanism 230 may be easier, as they are accessible when the front housing 234 is hinged forward.
  • the components of the removable parking meter mechanism 230 may include, in addition to the internal structure 232 , a display 242 mounted to an interior surface of the front housing 234 .
  • a display 242 mounted to an interior surface of the front housing 234 .
  • a contactless card reader or simply a contactless payment antenna 260 for the contactless card reader may be mounted behind the display 242 .
  • the contactless payment antenna 260 may comprise a copper trace formed on a printed circuit board that can be mounted on the back side of the display 242 .
  • the contactless payment antenna 260 may be connected to a contactless payment reader module (not shown).
  • a main control board 280 may be mounted to the internal surface of the front housing 234 , which forms part of the internal structure 232 of the parking meter mechanism 230 .
  • the main control board 280 may include a control component, or control components (not shown), for controlling overall operation of the parking meter 200 .
  • the control components may include a processor and memory, as well as additional circuitry required for operating the processor and memory, such as a timing clock.
  • a card payment component 288 which may include a chip card reader 290 and/or a magnetic stripe card reader 292 .
  • the card payment component 288 is mounted so that a payment card placed into the card slot 238 will make the appropriate connection for reading the payment card.
  • An auxiliary display 256 which may be visible through an auxiliary display opening 224 in the back housing 210 , may be mounted to the main control board 280 or the front housing 234 .
  • the mounting of the auxiliary display 256 may be biased by a spring or resilient member so that it may be compressed towards the front housing 234 while closing the front housing 234 , and may be biased forward to fit snugly against the auxiliary display opening 224 when the front housing 234 is secured to the back housing 210 .
  • An antenna (not shown) may be mounted within an antenna cover 254 that is mounted on a top side of the front housing 234 . The antenna may be connected via a wire to a radio module 282 . The antenna mounted in the antenna cover 254 is located above a substantially intact surface of the protective housing which is created when the front housing 234 is secured to the back housing 210 .
  • Locating the antenna above this substantially intact surface has advantages for transmission and reception of radio signals, as previously described. Furthermore, the substantially intact surface provides electromagnetic shielding for the components of the parking meter mechanism 230 , which can reduce the amount of radiated spurious emissions introduced into the radio module 282 , improving quality and strength of the transmitting and receiving of radio signals.
  • a power source 246 such as a main battery pack 284 and/or a rechargeable battery pack 286 may be mounted to the internal structure 232 where it is partially received inside the lower housing 102 .
  • the service and maintenance of the parking meter 200 may be greatly simplified as access to the components of the parking meter mechanism 230 is simplified.
  • easy access to the coin chute may be provided for inspecting for coins jammed in the coin chute.
  • the parking meter mechanism 230 With the parking meter mechanism 230 partially received within the lower housing 102 and the front housing 234 pivoted forward relative to the back housing 210 , it is possible to have unobstructed access to most common components of the parking meter mechanism 230 requiring servicing or replacement, including for example, replacement of the power source 246 , and/or servicing or replacement of the chip card reader 290 or a magnetic stripe card reader 292 .
  • the removable parking meter mechanism 230 may reduce the likelihood of damage by reducing the need to remove the parking meter mechanism 230 from the lower housing 102 .
  • the removable parking meter mechanism 230 includes the front housing 234 , which provides protection to other components of the parking meter mechanism 230 from damage even when the parking meter mechanism 230 is removed from the lower housing 102 .
  • the parking meter 200 further comprises a solar panel 216 on the front housing 234 .
  • the solar panel 216 may be mounted in a solar panel compartment 214 on an external surface of the front housing 234 .
  • the solar panel compartment 214 may be located below the display 242 .
  • the solar panel compartment 214 has a substantially intact bottom surface that provides additional strength and protection against vandalism.
  • the solar panel compartment 214 may have a small cutout (not shown) provided in the substantially intact bottom surface in order to allow an electrical connection to be made between the solar panel compartment 214 and other components of the parking meter mechanism 230 , such as a solar harvesting control module (not shown) responsible for recharging the rechargeable battery pack 286 .
  • the cutout may be sized to allow small circuitry associated with the solar panel 216 , such as temperature compensation diodes, to be located on the back of the solar panel 216 while still allowing the solar panel 216 to lie flat in the solar panel compartment 214 .
  • Locating the solar panel compartment 214 below the display 242 may provide some advantage with respect to orienting the solar panel 216 in a location that is likely to be in sunlight. Parking meters may be placed against other objects such as building walls, post boxes, or utility and light poles. If a solar panel is located on the back of the parking meter in such an installation it is less likely to receive any light. Since the display of the parking meter will always be accessible because a user must be able to interact with the parking meter, locating the solar panel 216 on the front side of the parking meter 200 may increase the likelihood that the solar panel 216 will receive light.
  • the parking meter mechanism 230 may be easier to manufacture, assemble and service, since a majority of the components of the parking meter may be located together on the interior surface of the front housing 234 as opposed to in remote and separate locations.
  • having the solar panel compartment 214 and solar panel 216 located on the front housing 234 may make it readily apparent that the parking meter 200 includes a ‘green’ power source which may be desirable to cities or parking authorities with respect to public relations.
  • the parking meter 200 further includes an antenna (not shown) that is mounted above the front housing 234 and within a protective antenna cover 254 .
  • the protective antenna cover 254 is elongated to substantially the same width as the top of the front housing 234 of the parking meter 200 .
  • the back housing 210 is first placed in the lower housing 102 and then the parking meter mechanism 230 is placed in the parking meter 200 .
  • the front housing 234 of the parking meter mechanism 230 is hingedly attached to the internal structure 232 by the linkage 270 .
  • the linkage 270 allows the front housing 234 to pivot towards the back housing 210 when the parking meter mechanism 230 is placed in the lower housing 102 .
  • the linkage 270 also allows the front housing 234 to slide against the back housing 210 when the front housing is pivoted to a closed position relative to the back housing 210 .
  • the back housing 210 may have two sloping side surfaces 272 against which the front housing 234 can slide.
  • Each of the sloping side surfaces 272 comprises one or more finger protrusions 274 that engage and capture corresponding rails or grooves 278 machined into corresponding mating surfaces of the front housing 234 when the front housing 234 slides to the bottom of the back housing 210 .
  • matching and machined openings 275 are provided in the corresponding rails or grooves 278 to allow the finger protrusions 274 to slide into the corresponding rails or grooves 278 .
  • an upper lock secured in an upper lock opening 277 can actuate an upper locking mechanism, which may be in the form of a locking cam 276 on the back housing 210 can be engaged to secure the front housing 234 to the back housing 210 .
  • the finger protrusions 274 which are engaged to the corresponding rails or grooves 278 , prevent the front housing 234 from pivoting away from the back housing 210 , while a locking cam 276 prevents upward movement of the front housing 234 , which also prevents disengagement of the protruding fingers 274 from the corresponding rails or grooves 278 .
  • the back housing 210 When assembling the parking meter 200 , first the back housing 210 is engaged to the lower housing 102 .
  • the back housing 210 may be locked to the lower housing 102 .
  • the parking meter mechanism 230 is partially received into the lower housing 102 and the front housing 234 which is hinged to the internal structure 232 , is pivoted towards the back housing 210 and against the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 .
  • the front housing 234 is positioned along the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 such that the finger protrusions 274 , placed equidistant along the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 , can be received within the openings 275 located on the corresponding rails or grooves 278 of the front housing 234 .
  • the finger protrusions 274 are sitting in the openings 275 , the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 and the corresponding mating surfaces of the front housing 234 are in line and sitting tight against each other.
  • the front housing 234 is then positioned on, for example by sliding down, the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 so that the finger protrusions 274 move out of the openings 275 to capture the corresponding rails or grooves 278 machined into the corresponding mating surfaces of the front housing 234 .
  • the finger protrusions 274 of the back housing 210 will tightly mate with the corresponding rails or grooves 278 machined into the corresponding mating surfaces of the front housing 234 and will not allow any appreciable separation of the front housing 234 from the back housing 210 . Further up or down movement of the front housing 234 relative to the back housing 210 is stopped by engaging the locking cam 276 on the back housing 210 .
  • the locking cam 276 alone may be sufficient to prevent any significant amount of relative movement between the front housing 234 and the back housing 210 in order to provide a parking meter 200 that is secure from the elements, tampering, vandalism and/or theft.
  • interlocking fingers 294 may be advantageous where the above-described approach of using finger protrusions 274 on the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 , and corresponding rails or grooves 278 machined into corresponding mating surfaces of the front housing 234 , is either not possible or not desirable.
  • Examples of where the above approach may not be possible or desirable include where an upper locking mechanism is not available or practical such that only a lower locking mechanism that engages with the back housing 210 is available, where sliding the front housing 234 along or against the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 is not available or desirable, and/or where it is preferable for both the front housing 234 and the back housing 210 to each pivot outwards to an open/unlocked position and inwards to a closed/lockable position.
  • the front housing 234 , the back housing 210 and the lower housing 102 may be secured to one another first by hingedly or pivotally securing to the lower housing 102 each of the front housing 234 and back housing 210 , second by inwardly pivoting the front housing 234 and back housing 210 to a closed position such that when in the closed position their respective interlocking fingers 294 are engaged, and third by engaging the lower locking mechanism, which secures the back housing 210 to the lower housing 102 .
  • the back housing 210 is locked and secured to the lower housing 102 , and the front housing 234 is secured to the back housing 210 as a result of the interlocking fingers 294 when in the closed position, neither the front housing 234 nor the back housing 210 can pivot outwardly, unless the lower locking mechanism is disengaged.
  • the back housing 210 is released such that the back housing 210 may pivot outwardly to an open position, which disengages the interlocking fingers 294 and allows for the front housing 234 to pivot outwardly.
  • the finger protrusions 274 of the back housing 210 and the corresponding rails or grooves 278 in the front housing 234 have been described as being machined or formed into the respective housings.
  • the same cooperation between the finger protrusions 274 and the corresponding rails or grooves 278 can be accomplished with similar finger protrusions being instead located on the front housing 234 and the corresponding rails or grooves instead being machined into the back housing 210 .
  • finger protrusions 274 and corresponding rails or grooves 278 can be accomplished with similar finger protrusion and corresponding rails or grooves instead being discrete metal parts that have been stamped, formed or machined and which are rigidly attached to the front housing 234 and the back housing 210 , precluding the requirement for precision machining to be carried out on the front housing and the back housing.
  • interlocking fingers 294 of FIGS. 12B and 14B may also be discrete metal parts.
  • front housing 234 has been described as being secured to the back housing 210 through the finger protrusions 274 and/or the locking cam 276 , the front housing 234 may be secured to the back housing 210 with a different locking mechanism.
  • a pin or protrusion on either the front housing 234 or back housing 210 may be moved into a corresponding opening or securing point in the other housing to prevent the front housing 234 from sliding up or down the back housing 210 .
  • the back housing 210 may be secured to the lower housing 102 using a lower locking mechanism that prevents lateral movement of the back housing 210 relative to the lower housing 102 .
  • the lower locking mechanism may comprise a rotatable cam that is rotated upwards and interferes with one or more of the securing points 222 preventing lateral movement of the back housing 210 relative to the lower housing 102 .
  • the parking meter 200 may comprise two separate locking mechanism, an upper locking mechanism in the back housing 210 for securing the front housing 234 and the parking meter mechanism 230 to the back housing 210 and a lower locking mechanism in the lower housing 102 for securing the back housing 210 to the lower housing 102 .
  • the two locking mechanisms may be actuated by respective upper and lower locks.
  • a single lock may be used, for example in the lower housing 102 , to simultaneously actuate both the upper locking mechanism and the lower locking mechanism.
  • rotating a cam of the lower locking mechanism may cause a locking pin of the upper locking mechanism to protrude up from the back housing 210 and into a corresponding hole in the front housing 234 .
  • a front housing which comprises an external surface, will be exposed to the environment and to the public, is coupled to an internal structure making it an integral part of the removable parking meter mechanism while forming a component of the protective housing.
  • FIG. 15 provides an embodiment of a parking meter 300 that comprises a removable parking meter mechanism 330 that can be received into a lower housing 302 .
  • the parking meter mechanism 330 is similar to the parking meter mechanism 130 described above with reference to FIGS. 1-7 .
  • a lower housing 302 as well as the front housing 334 of the parking meter mechanism 330 , may be adapted to allow the back housing 310 to be hingedly connected to the lower housing 302 .
  • the back housing 310 may still comprise a solar panel compartment 314 ; however the securing points 122 on the back housing 110 , and the corresponding securing points 104 and the movable securing point 106 on the lower housing 102 as described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 may not be required.
  • FIG. 16 depicts an embodiment of a parking meter 400 having a removable parking meter mechanism 430 with a front housing 434 that is slidably attached to an internal structure 432 .
  • the back housing 410 is first connected to front housing 434 as depicted.
  • Connecting the back housing 410 to the front housing 434 may provide additional strength to the protective housing of the parking meter 400 since any lateral movement between the front housing 434 and the back housing 410 , which is required to secure the back housing 110 in the lower housing 102 in the embodiment described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 , is substantially prevented.
  • the front housing 434 and connected back housing 410 in order to place the parking meter mechanism 430 into the lower housing 102 , the front housing 434 and connected back housing 410 must be able to move laterally with respect to a coin slot protrusion 437 forming part of the mechanism cover plate 466 of the internal structure 432 .
  • the coin slot protrusion 437 is received in a corresponding opening 163 in the lower housing 102 .
  • the coin slot protrusion 437 is sized so that it fits tightly within the corresponding opening 163 in the lower housing 102 , and as such lateral movement of the coin slot protrusion 437 is substantially prevented.
  • securing points 422 are located on the bottom of the back housing 410 .
  • securing points 422 could be located on the bottom portion of the front housing 434 , or on a combination of the bottoms of the front housing 434 and back housing 410 , securing points 422 must be able to move laterally with respect to the corresponding securing points 104 and the moveable securing point 106 of the lower housing 102 .
  • the front housing 434 By attaching the front housing 434 to internal structure 432 in a manner that allows lateral movement of the front housing 434 relative to the internal structure 432 , and in particular to the coin slot protrusion 437 , the lateral movement of the securing points 422 is possible, since the back housing 410 is first attached to the front housing 434 that can move laterally.
  • a pin or rod may be attached to the internal structure 432 , and the front housing 434 may be slidably supported on the pin or rod, through a journaled connection attached to the front housing 434 , to thereby allow lateral movement of the front housing 434 on the pin or rod.
  • FIG. 17 provides an embodiment of a parking meter 500 with the solar panel 516 located on the front housing 534 and an exterior surface of the contactless payment reader 544 located above the display 542 of the removable parking meter mechanism 530 .
  • the front housing 534 is elongated to provide sufficient space for the solar panel 516 and the contactless payment reader 544 .
  • the solar panel 516 may be located in a solar panel compartment (not shown) that, similar to the solar panel compartment 114 , has a substantially intact bottom surface.
  • a protective cover may cover the large opening in order to secure the components of the parking meter mechanism 530 from vandalism and the environment.
  • a back housing 510 secures the front housing 534 to the lower housing 102 .
  • the front housing 534 may include a front surface portion 581 that can be hinged to the internal structure (not shown) of the parking meter mechanism 530 in order to allow the front surface portion 581 to hinge forward.
  • the front surface portion 581 may be secured adjacent to the back housing 510 by a locking mechanism (not shown) or other means.
  • FIG. 18 provides an embodiment of a parking meter 600 with an internal antenna 652 .
  • the front housing 634 and back housing 610 are slopped upwards to form a peaked top 693 that provides an internal hollow space or cavity 673 sufficient in size to allow an internal antenna 652 to be mounted within the cavity 673 .
  • the cavity 673 is situated behind and partially above a display opening 640 in the front housing 634 , through which a display (not shown) is visible, and is also situated behind and partially above the solar panel compartment 614 of the back housing 610 .
  • the solar panel compartment 614 is elongated and provided with a transmission opening 672 along the top to provide a passage for radio signals through the back housing 610 and into the cavity 673 .
  • the combination of the display opening 640 in the front housing 634 as well as the transmission opening 672 in the solar panel compartment 614 of the back housing 610 allow for the reception and transmission of radio signals to and from the internal antenna 652 .
  • Various embodiments of parking meters and removable parking meter mechanisms have been described that provide various features.
  • the different features and components of the various embodiments may be individually incorporated into parking meters or parking meter mechanisms that do not include all of the described features.
  • the advantages described herein of arranging a solar panel on a front side of the parking meter may be realized without mounting the solar panel in a solar panel compartment having a substantially intact bottom surface.
  • the advantages of having a contactless payment reader located behind a display may be realized in a parking meter mechanism having a front housing, or more generally an exterior housing that is not coupled to the parking meter mechanism.

Abstract

A parking meter mechanism is described that may include a front housing, having a display opening for viewing a display through, connected to an internal structure. Additionally or alternatively the parking meter mechanism may include a contactless payment reader located behind the display. The parking meter mechanism may be secured to a lower housing. A back housing may be secured to the lower housing as well. The front or back housing may include a solar panel compartment and solar panel mounted therein.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure relates to single space parking meters and removable single space parking meter mechanisms.
BACKGROUND
Parking meters come in many shapes and sizes but are generally divided into two main types or classes: multi-space parking meters which are typically larger devices capable of managing the parking payment and control for typically between six or more, or possibly even hundreds of parking spaces; and, single-space parking meters which are typically small devices capable of managing the parking payment and control of a single parking space, but also sometimes additional spaces, such as two, four, or six spaces which are located in close proximity to the parking meter.
FIG. 19 depicts a single space parking meter 700 installed on a pole 701. Single space parking meter mechanisms are typically installed in a protective housing on a pole 701 near a parking space. The protective housing components, which are directly exposed to the elements and the public, are traditionally separate from the actual parking meter mechanism (not shown). The protective housing components of previous single space parking meters 700 typically comprise a lower housing 702 that receives a removable parking meter mechanism. A cover cap 705 is placed over the parking meter mechanism and secured to the lower housing 702. The cover cap 705 typically comprises a semi-circular opening 709, covered by a transparent material, through which a display 742 is visible through a display opening 740 of the parking meter mechanism. The lower housing 702 is typically secured to a coin vault 708 for storing coins received during operation of the parking meter 700. The coin vault 708 may be secured to the pole 701. The parking meter 700 is operated by inserting payment, either in the form of coins or payment cards such as chip cards or electronic purse cards, into the parking meter 700 which then displays and counts down the purchased amount of parking time.
Single space parking meters are often located in unattended areas, and as such vandalism, tampering and theft are of concern. The protective housing, which typically comprises the lower housing 702 and the cover cap 705, provides protection for the components of the parking meter mechanism from vandalism, tampering and theft, as well as protection from the environment.
Single space parking meters may comprise a parking meter mechanism that provides communication, either wired or wireless, with a remote location. The communication means can enable the single space parking meter to accept credit card payments or other types of payments requiring authorization from a remote computer system.
Although previous parking meters may provide sufficient or acceptable operation, an improved parking meter and parking meter mechanism is desired that provides one or more of a more secure parking meter, a more convenient to use parking meter, an easier to manufacture and assemble parking meter, an easier to remove, replace or service parking meter mechanism, and a more power efficient parking meter mechanism.
SUMMARY
There is disclosed a removable single space parking meter mechanism comprising an internal structure to be at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter, and a front housing, to be exposed to an external environment, coupled to the internal structure and comprising a display opening.
There is further disclosed a single space parking meter comprising a lower housing; a removable single space parking meter mechanism and a back housing secured to the lower housing and the removable single space parking meter mechanism. The removable single space parking meter mechanism comprises an internal structure to be at least partially and removably received within the lower housing; and a front housing, exposed to an external environment, coupled to the internal structure and comprising a display opening.
There is still further disclosed a method of assembling a single space parking meter comprising placing a removable parking meter mechanism having a pivotally attached front housing at least partially in a lower housing having a back housing secured to the lower housing; pivoting the front housing towards the back housing; and securing the front housing to the back housing to provide a protective housing of the parking meter.
There is further still disclosed a single space parking meter comprising: a lower housing; a removable single space parking meter mechanism comprising an internal structure at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter; a housing coupled to the lower housing and the removable single space parking meter mechanism; and a solar panel arranged on an exterior surface of the housing of the single space parking meter.
There is yet further disclosed a single space parking meter comprising: a lower housing; a removable single space parking meter mechanism, and a housing coupled to the lower housing and the removable single space parking meter mechanism. The removable single space parking meter mechanism comprises an internal structure at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter; and a plurality of parking meter mechanism components coupled to the internal structure, the plurality of parking meter mechanism components comprising a display for displaying parking information; and a contactless payment reader located behind the display.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Further features and advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in combination with the appended drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is an upper front perspective of components of a parking meter;
FIG. 2 is an upper rear perspective of components of the parking meter of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an upper front perspective of the parking meter of FIG. 1 partially assembled;
FIG. 4 is a side view of the parking meter of FIG. 1 partially assembled;
FIG. 5 is an upper rear perspective of the parking meter of FIG. 1 assembled;
FIG. 6 is an upper front perspective of the parking meter of FIG. 1 assembled;
FIG. 7 is an upper rear perspective of the parking meter of FIG. 1 assembled;
FIG. 8 is an upper front perspective of an assembled further parking meter;
FIG. 9 is an upper front perspective of components of the parking meter of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is an upper rear perspective of components of the parking meter of FIG. 8;
FIG. 11 is a side view of components of the parking meter of FIG. 8;
FIG. 12A is a side view of components of the parking meter of FIG. 8 partially assembled;
FIG. 12B is a side view of components of a further parking meter partially assembled;
FIG. 13 is a side view of components of the parking meter of FIG. 8 partially assembled;
FIG. 14A is a side view of the parking meter of FIG. 8 assembled;
FIG. 14B is a side view of the parking meter of FIG. 12B assembled;
FIG. 15 is an upper front perspective of components of a further parking meter;
FIG. 16 is an upper front perspective of components of a further parking meter;
FIG. 17 is an upper front perspective of a further parking meter;
FIG. 18 is a cross section of a further parking meter; and
FIG. 19 is a schematic showing an installed previous single space parking meter.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
FIGS. 1-7 depict various views of an embodiment of a single space parking meter 100. Although described herein as a single space parking meter, the parking meter may manage the parking payment and control of more than a single parking space, for example one parking space to the left of the parking meter and one to the right. Although single space parking meters may be associated with a single parking space or multiple spaces, the term is used to differentiate the parking meter type from multi-space ‘pay and display’ or ‘pay by space’ type meters. The single space parking meters may be associated with multiple adjacent parking spaces and manage the parking payment and control of, and display the parking time remaining for, the parking spaces.
The single space parking meter 100 comprises a lower housing 102, a back housing 110 and a removable parking meter mechanism 130. The parking meter mechanism 130 may be partially received within the lower housing 102, which is typically secured to a coin vault (not shown) that is mounted on a pole (not shown) when in use. The back housing 110, the parking meter mechanism 130 and the lower housing 102 are generally locked or secured together to form a protective housing that provides protection from the environment, theft and vandalism. The back housing 110 can be locked to the lower housing 102, thereby securing the parking meter mechanism 130 in the lower housing 102.
When the parking meter 100 is assembled, that is the parking meter mechanism 130 is, at least partially, placed in the lower housing 102 and the back housing 110 is secured to the lower housing 102, the components of the parking meter mechanism 130 are protected from the environment, vandalism, tampering, theft or other unauthorized access. As described further herein, the parking meter mechanism 130 may include a front housing 134 with a display opening 140 through which the display 142 is visible. The parking meter mechanism 130 may include a contactless payment reader (not shown) located behind the display 142. The back housing 110 of the parking meter 100 may comprise a solar panel 116 arranged on the back housing 110. The solar panel 116 may be enclosed within a solar panel compartment 114 of the back housing 110. The solar panel compartment 114 may have a substantially intact bottom surface (not shown), so that the protection provided by the back housing 110 is not reduced or compromised by a large opening for the solar panel 116.
With respect to the parking meter mechanism 130, it will be appreciated that the parking meter mechanism 130 may be partially received within a lower housing 102 of various sizes, shapes and configurations. Regardless of the lower housing 102 the parking meter mechanism 130 can be placed in, it is desirable for the parking meter mechanism 130 to be easily removed from the lower housing 102 to allow replacement or servicing of the parking meter mechanism 130. This easy removal allows for a non-functioning parking meter mechanism to be repaired or replaced with a different and functioning parking meter mechanism. The non-functioning parking meter mechanism may then be repaired or replaced without leaving a parking meter unusable and a parking space not managed nor controlled.
The parking meter mechanism 130 is provided with an internal structure 132 that provides a mounting point for other components of the parking meter mechanism 130. The internal structure 132 may comprise one or more components such as frames or sub-frames, and provides a structure to which the front housing 134 is mounted as well as other components of the parking meter mechanism 130 such as the display 142, main control board (not shown), power source 146 and payment means (not shown). Furthermore, the internal structure 132 provides a structure that is at least partially, and removably, received within the lower housing 102. The internal structure 132 may be provided in various ways. As depicted, the internal structure 132 includes at least a main support frame 162 to which additional components of the internal structure 132 as well as components of the parking meter mechanism 130 may be mounted. The internal structure 132 may comprise additional mounting components such as, for example sub-frame 164 to which an auxiliary display 156 is mounted. The internal structure 132 may also comprise, for example, a mechanism cover plate 166 that is secured over one or more components, such as a coin chute (not shown), and includes a coin slot 136 for receiving coins into the coin chute. Further still, the internal structure 132 may include surfaces of components of the parking meter mechanism 130 mounted to the internal structure 132. For example, although the front housing 134 is connected to the internal structure 132, an interior surface of the front housing 134 may form part of the internal structure 132 and be used to mount components of the parking meter mechanism 130. Thus, actual components of the parking meter mechanism 130 may act as mounting surfaces for other components of the parking meter mechanism 130 such that those actual components of the parking meter mechanism 130 form part of internal structure 132.
The parking meter mechanism 130 may comprise various components depending on the desired functionality of the parking meter 100. The components of the parking meter mechanism 130 will typically comprise a display 142 adjacent the display opening 140 of the parking meter mechanism 130 to display parking meter related information, such as the amount of parking time purchased or remaining, the current time of day, the parking rate, days/hours of operation and other information. The components of the parking meter mechanism 130 may further comprise a main control board (not shown) for controlling the overall operation of the parking meter mechanism 130, as well as a power source 146, such as a battery pack and/or a rechargeable battery pack coupled to at least the main control board (not shown) to provide power during operation.
The parking meter mechanism 130 will further typically include a coin chute (not shown) for receiving coins through a coin slot 136 in the front housing 134 of the parking meter mechanism 130. The components of the parking meter mechanism 130 may further comprise a card payment component (not shown) for receiving payment by a payment card inserted into a card slot 138 of the front housing 134. Depending on the communication abilities of the parking meter 100, the payment card may be a credit card, debit card, chip card or other type of payment card such as an electronic purse card. Payment cards requiring a personal identification number (PIN) to be entered are not considered in detail; however, such payment cards requiring a PIN to be entered may be accepted by the parking meter 100 where, for example, the display 142 comprises touchscreen technology for displaying touchscreen buttons (not shown) associated with at least digits 0-9. Such a display 142 may also be able to present a user with a choice of touchscreen buttons associated with a combination of alpha and/or numeric characters. For example, such a touchscreen display 142 may allow the parking meter 100 to prompt the user to input a PIN, a vehicle license plate number, or a parking space identifier that contains alpha characters, numeric characters, and/or a combination of both alpha and numeric characters, as the case may be. Although the parking meter 100 includes both a coin chute and a card payment component, it is not required to have both. The parking meter 100 may accept payment by way of a number of means. The means could be the coin chute, card payment component or other means such as a communication message received wirelessly indicating that a payment has been made for the parking meter 100. Such other payment means may allow payment to be made in various alternative ways such as using a cell phone.
The payment means may further comprise a contactless type payment method, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) type card, near-field communications (NFC) devices, or other cards adhering to the international standard for contactless cards ISO14443.
Previous single space parking meters have included a contactless type payment method using a contactless payment reader. However, there were disadvantages associated with the placement of contactless payment readers within previous single space parking meters, including the difficulty in providing adequate space to place a contactless payment reader and instructions to a user, while still offering other payment means. The parking meter mechanism 130 includes a contactless payment reader (not shown) located directly behind the display 142, which allows for payment by way of a contactless payment device (not shown). The display 142 is located close enough to the exterior of the parking meter 100 such that the contactless payment reader is able to read contactless payment devices placed over the display 142. The maximum read distance between the contactless payment device and the contactless payment reader is typically a function of the size of the antenna (not shown) of the contactless payment reader, the presence of any material, and its nature if present, between the contactless payment reader and the contactless payment device, and other operating conditions of the parking meter 100. A high percentage success rate for reading of contactless payment devices by the contactless payment reader through the display 142 can be accomplished even with a double layer of a clear protective cover placed over the display 142. Since the contactless payment reader is placed behind the display 142, which is significantly more transparent to the wireless signals used by the contactless payment reader than housing components of the parking meter 100, which are typically made of metal, no additional openings or apertures need to be included in the housing components to provide adequate operation of the contactless payment reader. Thus, by placing the contactless payment reader behind the display 142, it is possible to provide housing components that provide greater security and environmental protection. When making payment using the contactless payment reader, the display 142 may be used to display a logo, graphic and/or directions such as “tap here”.
By placing the contactless payment reader (not shown) behind the display 142, the amount of space required to offer this method of payment is reduced, as the need of an additional opening or aperture in the housing components is eliminated. In addition, the display 142 and possible protective covering of the display 142 provide protection and ruggedness so as to allow the contactless payment reader to be deployed in unattended single space parking meters without the need for additional protection. Additionally, by placing the contactless payment reader behind the display 142, the physical packaging of the parking meter mechanism 130 may be reduced to provide more freedom in the design of the parking meter 100, possibly allowing a smaller more appealing single space parking meter, which may be desirable given the large number of single space parking meters that may be present on a single street or block.
The protective external surface of the front housing 134, which will be exposed to the environment and the public, may be connected to the internal structure 132 in various ways. For example, the front housing 134 may be bolted, screwed or welded to the internal structure 132. If the front housing 134 is bolted or screwed to the internal structure 132, it is desirable to have the bolts or screws accessible only when the parking meter mechanism 130 is not in the fully assembled position as is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. If the bolts or screws connecting the front housing 134 to the internal structure 132 are accessible from the exterior of the parking meter 100, it is desirable to make the driver pattern an uncommon pattern so that they cannot readily be loosened by an unauthorized person. The front housing 134 may be connected to the internal structure 132 in additional or alternative ways, such as welding, gluing, cementing, riveting, or other connecting techniques. Alternatively, the front housing 134 may be connected to the internal structure 132 during the fabrication stage of the components, such as by casting a single component.
The front housing 134 that is connected to the internal structure 132 includes a display opening 140 that is arranged to allow a user to view the display 142 when the parking meter 100 is in use, and make payment using contactless payment devices. The display opening 140 may be provided with a transparent, or semi transparent, protective display covering (not shown) such as Lexan™ or similar material. If the display 142 itself provides sufficient strength to resist vandalism, the protective display covering may not be required.
By connecting the front housing 134 to the internal structure 132 so that they are removable as a single parking meter mechanism 130, less constraints may be placed on the size and shape of the front housing 134. The tolerances required between components of the parking meter mechanism 130 and the front housing 134 can be reduced. No clearance needs to be provided between the components of the parking meter mechanism 130 and the front housing 134, since there may be no relative movement between the front housing 134 and the components of the parking meter mechanism 130.
If the parking meter mechanism 130 includes a card payment component (not shown), the front housing 134 may include a card slot 138 to receive the payment card, such as a credit card, debit card, chip card or other type of payment card such as an electronic purse card, and allow the payment card to come into contact with a card payment component.
Depending on the type of interface provided by the parking meter mechanism 130, it may be necessary to provide one or more input controls 150. The input controls 150 are depicted as mechanical buttons for increasing or decreasing the amount of time purchased as well as authorizing or canceling the transaction, such as authorizing or canceling a credit card payment. It will be appreciated that the input controls 150 may be used for additional functions, such as selecting options during configuration of the parking meter mechanism 130, or selecting which parking space payment is being made for. It will be appreciated that the input controls 150 may comprise a variety of switch types such as simple electromechanical switches, piezoelectric switches or capacitive touch switches that have no moving parts.
If the parking meter mechanism 130 includes the ability to communicate wirelessly, an antenna (not shown) located under an antenna cover 154 is required to transmit and receive information. The size and type of antenna will depend on the intended use, the required communication distance, the frequency and/or the wireless network chosen, for example using either licensed cellular radio modems or unlicensed radio modems operating in the industrial scientific medical (ISM) bands. Regardless of the wireless network chosen, it is desirable, from a transmission/reception point of view, to have the antenna located above the front housing 134, as well as any other housing components such as the back housing 110 or lower housing 102. The housing components 102, 110, 134 are typically made of metal and attenuate the radio signals transmitted or received by the antenna. Additionally, by locating the antenna above the front housing, the housing components may shield the components of the parking meter mechanism 130 from the transmitted radio signals, which may reduce the amount of electromagnetic shielding required for components of the parking meter mechanism 130 such as a radio module. By placing the antenna external to the housing components, which provides electromagnetic shielding, spurious emissions may be reduced. In previous parking meters 700, which used a cover cap 705 that included a semi-circular opening 709, the placement of the antenna (not shown) on a top surface of the exterior of the parking meter 700 was not ideal since it was subject to vandalism. Furthermore, if the antenna was attached to the cover cap 705, the antenna would then need to be detached from the parking meter mechanism when removing the cover cap 705, or alternatively, the antenna would need to be detached from the cover cap 705, when removing the parking meter mechanism.
The parking meter mechanism 130 has a front housing 134 that is connected to an internal structure 132 of the parking meter mechanism 130. As such, it is not necessary to detach the front housing 134 in order to remove the parking meter mechanism 130 from the lower housing 102. As a result, it is possible to place the antenna (not shown) in a desirable location, from a transmission/reception point of view, on a top surface of the parking meter 100, without making removal or replacement of the parking meter mechanism 130 more difficult. By placing the antenna above the housing components 102, 110, 134 of the parking meter 100, the antenna may transmit and/or receive radio signals equally well from all directions. Furthermore, since the antenna does not need to transmit radio signals through the housing components 102, 110, 134 of the parking meter, it may be possible to transmit and receive radio signals the same distance using less power, or alternatively transmit and receive radio signals a greater distance using the same power.
The antenna (not shown) may be mounted on the exterior of the front housing 134 and may only require a small opening in the front housing 134 to pass a wire through for coupling the antenna to the radio module (not shown). The antenna and any opening in the front housing 134 for the antenna, or connections between the antenna and radio module, may be covered by an antenna cover 154. Mounting the antenna in this manner minimizes or reduces the need for additional protection from vandalism. Even if an antenna cover 154 is compromised, the front housing 134 remains substantially intact. The antenna cover 154 may comprise a hard plastic material that is transparent, or semi transparent to radio signals, so that the radio signals transmitted and received by the antenna are not greatly attenuated. The antenna cover 154 may snap onto the front housing 134 using one or more tabs (not shown) cooperating with corresponding slots (not shown) in the front housing 134. An antenna placed in such a manner will have no metal obstacles, allowing it to send or receive radio signals in or from any direction.
The parking meter mechanism 130 is at least partially received within the lower housing 102. The lower housing 102 is typically secured to a coin vault (not shown) secured to a post (not shown). A back housing 110 engages with the lower housing 102 in order to secure the parking meter mechanism 130 at least partially within the lower housing 102.
The back housing 110 may comprise one or more securing points 122 that interact with one or more corresponding securing points 104 and/or moveable securing point 106 located on the lower housing 102. The moveable securing point 106 may move between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position the moveable securing point 106 and the corresponding securing points 104 of the lower housing 102 engage with securing points 122 of the back housing 110 to lock the back housing in position.
In the unlocked position, the moveable securing point 106 does not engage the securing points 122 on the back housing 110. The back housing 110 is able to be moved relative to the lower housing 102 (see gap 167 of FIG. 5) such that the corresponding securing points 104 also do not engage the securing points 122 on the back housing 110, allowing the back housing 110 to be removed from the lower housing 102.
A lock (not shown) can be received within a lock retaining opening 126 in the lower housing 102 so that the moveable securing point 106 may be operated, and locked in position.
In addition to the securing points 122 that interact with the corresponding securing points 104 and moveable securing point 106 of the lower housing 102, the back housing 110 may also comprise one or more engagement points or surfaces (not shown) for engaging with corresponding points or surfaces (not shown) of the parking meter mechanism 130 and further securing the parking meter mechanism 130 within the lower housing 102.
The back housing 110 may have an auxiliary display opening 124 for allowing an auxiliary display 156 to be visible from the exterior of the parking meter 100. The auxiliary display 156 may provide an additional display of information, such as if the parking time purchased has expired, the parking meter 100 is out of service, or if parking is not allowed at that time.
The back housing 110 may include a solar panel compartment 114. The solar panel compartment 114 has a substantially intact bottom surface (not shown) to which a solar panel 116 may be mounted. A clear solar panel cover (not shown) may be provided over the solar panel 116 and solar panel compartment 114 to both secure and to provide further protection to the solar panel 116 if required.
Previous removable parking meter mechanisms have typically been provided with a solar panel on the parking meter mechanism, if at all. An opening in the protective housing of these previous parking meters was required to allow light to contact the solar panel of the parking meter mechanism. Such an arrangement requires a large opening to be provided in the protective housing of the parking meter, which may reduce the protection from the environment, vandalism, tampering or theft provided by the protective housing.
The solar panel compartment 114 of the back housing 110 has a substantially intact bottom surface (not shown), such that even if the solar panel cover (if present) is compromised, as well as the solar panel 116, the back housing 110 is not compromised and can still prevent vandalism or tampering to the parking meter mechanism 130.
An opening may be provided in the substantially intact bottom surface of the solar panel compartment 114 to allow an electrical connection to be made between the solar panel 116 and the parking meter mechanism 130. The electrical connection may be made by, for example, a wire connected to the solar panel 116, passing through the opening in the solar panel compartment 114 that can be connected to, or disconnected from, the parking meter mechanism 130 as required. Alternatively, electrical contacts, such as spring loaded contacts, may be provided on the interior side of the back housing 110 that are electrically connected to the solar panel 116. The electrical contacts may make an electrical connection with corresponding electrical contacts of the parking meter mechanism 130 when the back housing 110 is engaged with the parking meter mechanism 130 and the lower housing 102.
With the solar panel 116 in the solar panel compartment 114 of the back housing 110, it is possible to quickly and easily replace the solar panel 116 of a parking meter 100 by simply substituting a new back housing 110. As such, a solar panel 116 that is not performing satisfactorily, whether due to age of the solar panel 116, or vandalism, such as spray paint on the solar panel 116 or solar panel cover (not shown), can be quickly replaced without the need to remove and/or replace the parking meter mechanism 130.
Various features of a removable parking meter mechanism 130 and an external protective housing provided by housing components 102, 110, 134 have been described above. It will be appreciated that the description has been made with regards to specific embodiments. The described features may be readily adapted from the specific embodiments described to a plurality of other parking meters. Furthermore, individual features of the parking meter 100 described above may be incorporated into different parking meters, either individually or in combination with other features.
The above has described the parking meter 100 as having a back housing 110 that slides laterally to engage securing points 122 with corresponding securing points 104 and moveable securing point 106 in order to secure the parking meter mechanism 130 within the parking meter 100. It is possible to secure the parking meter mechanism 130, at least partially within the lower housing 102 using other approaches.
FIGS. 8-14 depict a further embodiment of a single space parking meter. The parking meter 200 includes a front housing 234 that is hingedly connected to an internal structure 232 of the removable parking meter mechanism 230 via a linkage, or plurality of linkages, 270. Each linkage 270 may comprise two linkage arms 271 pivotally connected together, with each linkage arm 271 pivotally connected to a respective one of the front housing 234 and the internal structure 232. The hinged connection of the front housing 234 allows the front housing 234 to be swung forward relative to the back housing 210. The linkage 270 further allows the front housing 234 to slide up and down sloped side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210. This embodiment may allow components of the parking meter mechanism 230 to be mounted to or affixed to the interior of the front housing 234, which makes electrical connections between components of the parking meter mechanism 230 easier and less prone to wear and tear since there is no relative movement between components of the parking meter mechanism 230 mounted to the interior surface of the front housing 234. Further the servicing of components of the parking meter mechanism 230 may be easier, as they are accessible when the front housing 234 is hinged forward.
The components of the removable parking meter mechanism 230 may include, in addition to the internal structure 232, a display 242 mounted to an interior surface of the front housing 234. By mounting the display 242 directly to the front housing 234, it is possible to have a smaller display opening 240 in the front housing 234. Since the display 242 is not set back from the display opening 240, as may be the case when a protective housing must move over a display as in previous parking meters where a display is attached directly to a parking meter mechanism, it is not necessary to enlarge the display opening 240 in order to provide adequate visibility from different angles. A contactless card reader or simply a contactless payment antenna 260 for the contactless card reader may be mounted behind the display 242. The contactless payment antenna 260 may comprise a copper trace formed on a printed circuit board that can be mounted on the back side of the display 242. The contactless payment antenna 260 may be connected to a contactless payment reader module (not shown). A main control board 280 may be mounted to the internal surface of the front housing 234, which forms part of the internal structure 232 of the parking meter mechanism 230. The main control board 280 may include a control component, or control components (not shown), for controlling overall operation of the parking meter 200. For example, the control components may include a processor and memory, as well as additional circuitry required for operating the processor and memory, such as a timing clock.
Mounted to the back side, that is the side away from the front housing 234, of the main control board 280 is a card payment component 288 which may include a chip card reader 290 and/or a magnetic stripe card reader 292. The card payment component 288 is mounted so that a payment card placed into the card slot 238 will make the appropriate connection for reading the payment card. An auxiliary display 256, which may be visible through an auxiliary display opening 224 in the back housing 210, may be mounted to the main control board 280 or the front housing 234.
In order to allow movement of the front housing 234 required for engaging the front housing 234 to the back housing 210 the mounting of the auxiliary display 256 may be biased by a spring or resilient member so that it may be compressed towards the front housing 234 while closing the front housing 234, and may be biased forward to fit snugly against the auxiliary display opening 224 when the front housing 234 is secured to the back housing 210. An antenna (not shown) may be mounted within an antenna cover 254 that is mounted on a top side of the front housing 234. The antenna may be connected via a wire to a radio module 282. The antenna mounted in the antenna cover 254 is located above a substantially intact surface of the protective housing which is created when the front housing 234 is secured to the back housing 210. Locating the antenna above this substantially intact surface has advantages for transmission and reception of radio signals, as previously described. Furthermore, the substantially intact surface provides electromagnetic shielding for the components of the parking meter mechanism 230, which can reduce the amount of radiated spurious emissions introduced into the radio module 282, improving quality and strength of the transmitting and receiving of radio signals. A power source 246 such as a main battery pack 284 and/or a rechargeable battery pack 286 may be mounted to the internal structure 232 where it is partially received inside the lower housing 102.
By allowing the front housing 234 to hinge forward with at least some of the attached components of the parking meter mechanism 230, the service and maintenance of the parking meter 200 may be greatly simplified as access to the components of the parking meter mechanism 230 is simplified. For example, when the front housing 234 is hinged forward along with at least some of the attached components of the parking meter mechanism 230, easy access to the coin chute may be provided for inspecting for coins jammed in the coin chute. Similarly, with the parking meter mechanism 230 partially received within the lower housing 102 and the front housing 234 pivoted forward relative to the back housing 210, it is possible to have unobstructed access to most common components of the parking meter mechanism 230 requiring servicing or replacement, including for example, replacement of the power source 246, and/or servicing or replacement of the chip card reader 290 or a magnetic stripe card reader 292.
Furthermore, by allowing the front housing 234 to hinge forward thus exposing the components of the parking meter mechanism 230, service and maintenance of the parking meter mechanism 230 is possible without necessarily removing the parking meter mechanism 230 from the lower housing 102. Previous removable parking meter mechanisms typically had to be completely removed from a lower housing to perform any servicing, which was made more difficult due to having to hold the parking meter mechanism. In some cases the removed parking meter mechanism had to be placed on a hanger or other surface. Such removal of the parking meter mechanism is more time consuming and increases the risk of damaging the parking meter mechanism. For example, someone servicing and handling a previous parking meter mechanism could damage it by dropping it or otherwise mishandling it. Furthermore, handling of previous parking meter mechanisms could damage delicate display or solar panels located on the parking meter mechanism. Typically, in previous parking meter mechanisms, these delicate components had no protection further than the protective housing, which had to be removed to access the parking meter mechanism. As such, any careless or improper handling of previous parking meter mechanisms could damage these components. In contrast, the removable parking meter mechanism 230 may reduce the likelihood of damage by reducing the need to remove the parking meter mechanism 230 from the lower housing 102. Further, the removable parking meter mechanism 230 includes the front housing 234, which provides protection to other components of the parking meter mechanism 230 from damage even when the parking meter mechanism 230 is removed from the lower housing 102.
The parking meter 200 further comprises a solar panel 216 on the front housing 234. The solar panel 216 may be mounted in a solar panel compartment 214 on an external surface of the front housing 234. As depicted, the solar panel compartment 214 may be located below the display 242. Although not visible in the figures, the solar panel compartment 214 has a substantially intact bottom surface that provides additional strength and protection against vandalism. The solar panel compartment 214 may have a small cutout (not shown) provided in the substantially intact bottom surface in order to allow an electrical connection to be made between the solar panel compartment 214 and other components of the parking meter mechanism 230, such as a solar harvesting control module (not shown) responsible for recharging the rechargeable battery pack 286. Additionally the cutout may be sized to allow small circuitry associated with the solar panel 216, such as temperature compensation diodes, to be located on the back of the solar panel 216 while still allowing the solar panel 216 to lie flat in the solar panel compartment 214.
Locating the solar panel compartment 214 below the display 242 may provide some advantage with respect to orienting the solar panel 216 in a location that is likely to be in sunlight. Parking meters may be placed against other objects such as building walls, post boxes, or utility and light poles. If a solar panel is located on the back of the parking meter in such an installation it is less likely to receive any light. Since the display of the parking meter will always be accessible because a user must be able to interact with the parking meter, locating the solar panel 216 on the front side of the parking meter 200 may increase the likelihood that the solar panel 216 will receive light. Furthermore, with previous ‘symmetric’ designs, that is parking meters having a side profile that is somewhat symmetric, it is often difficult for a user to quickly identify the front, that is, the side of the parking meter with the display and input controls, of the parking meter. By including the solar panel 216 on the front of the parking meter 200 along with the display 242 and input controls 250, a more asymmetric profile may be provided making use of the parking meter 200 easier and more intuitive. In addition, by including the solar panel 216 on the front housing 234, the parking meter mechanism 230 may be easier to manufacture, assemble and service, since a majority of the components of the parking meter may be located together on the interior surface of the front housing 234 as opposed to in remote and separate locations. Furthermore, having the solar panel compartment 214 and solar panel 216 located on the front housing 234 may make it readily apparent that the parking meter 200 includes a ‘green’ power source which may be desirable to cities or parking authorities with respect to public relations.
The parking meter 200 further includes an antenna (not shown) that is mounted above the front housing 234 and within a protective antenna cover 254. The protective antenna cover 254 is elongated to substantially the same width as the top of the front housing 234 of the parking meter 200.
In contrast to the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1-7, the back housing 210 is first placed in the lower housing 102 and then the parking meter mechanism 230 is placed in the parking meter 200. The front housing 234 of the parking meter mechanism 230 is hingedly attached to the internal structure 232 by the linkage 270. The linkage 270 allows the front housing 234 to pivot towards the back housing 210 when the parking meter mechanism 230 is placed in the lower housing 102. The linkage 270 also allows the front housing 234 to slide against the back housing 210 when the front housing is pivoted to a closed position relative to the back housing 210.
The back housing 210 may have two sloping side surfaces 272 against which the front housing 234 can slide. Each of the sloping side surfaces 272 comprises one or more finger protrusions 274 that engage and capture corresponding rails or grooves 278 machined into corresponding mating surfaces of the front housing 234 when the front housing 234 slides to the bottom of the back housing 210. In order for the finger protrusions 274 to engage the corresponding rails or grooves 278, matching and machined openings 275 are provided in the corresponding rails or grooves 278 to allow the finger protrusions 274 to slide into the corresponding rails or grooves 278. Once the front housing 234 is pivoted to the top of the back housing 210 and slid down the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210, an upper lock secured in an upper lock opening 277 can actuate an upper locking mechanism, which may be in the form of a locking cam 276 on the back housing 210 can be engaged to secure the front housing 234 to the back housing 210. The finger protrusions 274, which are engaged to the corresponding rails or grooves 278, prevent the front housing 234 from pivoting away from the back housing 210, while a locking cam 276 prevents upward movement of the front housing 234, which also prevents disengagement of the protruding fingers 274 from the corresponding rails or grooves 278.
When assembling the parking meter 200, first the back housing 210 is engaged to the lower housing 102. The back housing 210 may be locked to the lower housing 102. After the back housing 210 is engaged to the lower housing 102, the parking meter mechanism 230 is partially received into the lower housing 102 and the front housing 234 which is hinged to the internal structure 232, is pivoted towards the back housing 210 and against the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210. In order to engage the front housing 234 and the back housing 210 together, the front housing 234 is positioned along the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 such that the finger protrusions 274, placed equidistant along the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210, can be received within the openings 275 located on the corresponding rails or grooves 278 of the front housing 234. Once the finger protrusions 274 are sitting in the openings 275, the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 and the corresponding mating surfaces of the front housing 234 are in line and sitting tight against each other. The front housing 234 is then positioned on, for example by sliding down, the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 so that the finger protrusions 274 move out of the openings 275 to capture the corresponding rails or grooves 278 machined into the corresponding mating surfaces of the front housing 234. When the front housing 234 has been moved down the sloping side surfaces 272 as far as the front housing 234 will travel, the finger protrusions 274 of the back housing 210 will tightly mate with the corresponding rails or grooves 278 machined into the corresponding mating surfaces of the front housing 234 and will not allow any appreciable separation of the front housing 234 from the back housing 210. Further up or down movement of the front housing 234 relative to the back housing 210 is stopped by engaging the locking cam 276 on the back housing 210.
Although relative movement between the front housing 234 and the back housing 210 is described as being prevented by the cooperation between the finger protrusions 274 on the back housing 210 and the corresponding rails or grooves 278 machined into the corresponding mating surfaces of the front housing 234, other means may be employed to prevent relative movement between the front housing 234 and the back housing 210 in the parking meter 200 when assembled. For example, the locking cam 276 alone may be sufficient to prevent any significant amount of relative movement between the front housing 234 and the back housing 210 in order to provide a parking meter 200 that is secure from the elements, tampering, vandalism and/or theft.
In addition, and with reference to FIGS. 12B and 14B, another example of an alternate means to prevent relative movement between the front housing 234 and the back housing 210 in the parking meter 200 when assembled is the incorporation of interlocking fingers 294 along the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 and the corresponding mating surfaces of the front housing 234. The use of interlocking fingers 294 may be advantageous where the above-described approach of using finger protrusions 274 on the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210, and corresponding rails or grooves 278 machined into corresponding mating surfaces of the front housing 234, is either not possible or not desirable. Examples of where the above approach may not be possible or desirable include where an upper locking mechanism is not available or practical such that only a lower locking mechanism that engages with the back housing 210 is available, where sliding the front housing 234 along or against the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 is not available or desirable, and/or where it is preferable for both the front housing 234 and the back housing 210 to each pivot outwards to an open/unlocked position and inwards to a closed/lockable position. In those examples, the front housing 234, the back housing 210 and the lower housing 102 may be secured to one another first by hingedly or pivotally securing to the lower housing 102 each of the front housing 234 and back housing 210, second by inwardly pivoting the front housing 234 and back housing 210 to a closed position such that when in the closed position their respective interlocking fingers 294 are engaged, and third by engaging the lower locking mechanism, which secures the back housing 210 to the lower housing 102. Because the back housing 210 is locked and secured to the lower housing 102, and the front housing 234 is secured to the back housing 210 as a result of the interlocking fingers 294 when in the closed position, neither the front housing 234 nor the back housing 210 can pivot outwardly, unless the lower locking mechanism is disengaged. When the lower locking mechanism is disengaged, the back housing 210 is released such that the back housing 210 may pivot outwardly to an open position, which disengages the interlocking fingers 294 and allows for the front housing 234 to pivot outwardly. While the above describes placement of the interlocking fingers 294 along the sloping side surfaces 272 of the back housing 210 and the corresponding mating surfaces of the front housing 234, it is alternatively or additionally possible to secure the front housing 234 and the back housing 210 together by placing the interlocking fingers 294 along a top edge or portion of the front housing 234 and a top edge or portion of the back housing 210.
With reference again to the embodiment disclosed in FIGS. 8-12A and 13-14A, the finger protrusions 274 of the back housing 210 and the corresponding rails or grooves 278 in the front housing 234 have been described as being machined or formed into the respective housings. The same cooperation between the finger protrusions 274 and the corresponding rails or grooves 278 can be accomplished with similar finger protrusions being instead located on the front housing 234 and the corresponding rails or grooves instead being machined into the back housing 210. Furthermore, the same cooperation between the finger protrusions 274 and corresponding rails or grooves 278 can be accomplished with similar finger protrusion and corresponding rails or grooves instead being discrete metal parts that have been stamped, formed or machined and which are rigidly attached to the front housing 234 and the back housing 210, precluding the requirement for precision machining to be carried out on the front housing and the back housing. Likewise, the above-described interlocking fingers 294 of FIGS. 12B and 14B may also be discrete metal parts.
Although the front housing 234 has been described as being secured to the back housing 210 through the finger protrusions 274 and/or the locking cam 276, the front housing 234 may be secured to the back housing 210 with a different locking mechanism. For example a pin or protrusion on either the front housing 234 or back housing 210 may be moved into a corresponding opening or securing point in the other housing to prevent the front housing 234 from sliding up or down the back housing 210.
The back housing 210 may be secured to the lower housing 102 using a lower locking mechanism that prevents lateral movement of the back housing 210 relative to the lower housing 102. For example, the lower locking mechanism may comprise a rotatable cam that is rotated upwards and interferes with one or more of the securing points 222 preventing lateral movement of the back housing 210 relative to the lower housing 102.
The parking meter 200 may comprise two separate locking mechanism, an upper locking mechanism in the back housing 210 for securing the front housing 234 and the parking meter mechanism 230 to the back housing 210 and a lower locking mechanism in the lower housing 102 for securing the back housing 210 to the lower housing 102. The two locking mechanisms may be actuated by respective upper and lower locks. Alternatively, a single lock may be used, for example in the lower housing 102, to simultaneously actuate both the upper locking mechanism and the lower locking mechanism. For example, rotating a cam of the lower locking mechanism may cause a locking pin of the upper locking mechanism to protrude up from the back housing 210 and into a corresponding hole in the front housing 234.
As described herein, a front housing, which comprises an external surface, will be exposed to the environment and to the public, is coupled to an internal structure making it an integral part of the removable parking meter mechanism while forming a component of the protective housing. As such, rigid and secure mounting of components of the parking meter mechanism within the removable parking meter mechanism, including mounting of components of the parking meter mechanism to an inside surface of the front housing, is possible.
FIG. 15 provides an embodiment of a parking meter 300 that comprises a removable parking meter mechanism 330 that can be received into a lower housing 302. The parking meter mechanism 330 is similar to the parking meter mechanism 130 described above with reference to FIGS. 1-7. A lower housing 302, as well as the front housing 334 of the parking meter mechanism 330, may be adapted to allow the back housing 310 to be hingedly connected to the lower housing 302. The back housing 310 may still comprise a solar panel compartment 314; however the securing points 122 on the back housing 110, and the corresponding securing points 104 and the movable securing point 106 on the lower housing 102 as described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 may not be required.
As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7, the parking meter mechanism 130 is first placed in the lower housing 102 and then a back housing 110 is locked in place, securing the parking meter mechanism 130 in the lower housing 102. In contrast, FIG. 16 depicts an embodiment of a parking meter 400 having a removable parking meter mechanism 430 with a front housing 434 that is slidably attached to an internal structure 432. In contrast to the parking meter mechanism 130 described above, when placing the parking meter mechanism 430 in the lower housing 102, the back housing 410 is first connected to front housing 434 as depicted. Connecting the back housing 410 to the front housing 434 may provide additional strength to the protective housing of the parking meter 400 since any lateral movement between the front housing 434 and the back housing 410, which is required to secure the back housing 110 in the lower housing 102 in the embodiment described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7, is substantially prevented. However, in order to place the parking meter mechanism 430 into the lower housing 102, the front housing 434 and connected back housing 410 must be able to move laterally with respect to a coin slot protrusion 437 forming part of the mechanism cover plate 466 of the internal structure 432. The coin slot protrusion 437 is received in a corresponding opening 163 in the lower housing 102. The coin slot protrusion 437 is sized so that it fits tightly within the corresponding opening 163 in the lower housing 102, and as such lateral movement of the coin slot protrusion 437 is substantially prevented. In order to place the parking meter mechanism 430 in the lower housing 102 and engage the corresponding securing points 104 and the moveable securing point 106 of the lower housing 102, securing points 422 are located on the bottom of the back housing 410. Although securing points 422 could be located on the bottom portion of the front housing 434, or on a combination of the bottoms of the front housing 434 and back housing 410, securing points 422 must be able to move laterally with respect to the corresponding securing points 104 and the moveable securing point 106 of the lower housing 102. By attaching the front housing 434 to internal structure 432 in a manner that allows lateral movement of the front housing 434 relative to the internal structure 432, and in particular to the coin slot protrusion 437, the lateral movement of the securing points 422 is possible, since the back housing 410 is first attached to the front housing 434 that can move laterally.
Various means of attachment of the front housing 434 to the internal structure 432 are possible. For example, a pin or rod may be attached to the internal structure 432, and the front housing 434 may be slidably supported on the pin or rod, through a journaled connection attached to the front housing 434, to thereby allow lateral movement of the front housing 434 on the pin or rod.
The above has described, with reference to FIGS. 8-14, a parking meter 200 with a solar panel 216 located in a solar compartment 214 on a front housing 234 below a display 242 and a contactless payment reader located behind the display 242. FIG. 17 provides an embodiment of a parking meter 500 with the solar panel 516 located on the front housing 534 and an exterior surface of the contactless payment reader 544 located above the display 542 of the removable parking meter mechanism 530. The front housing 534 is elongated to provide sufficient space for the solar panel 516 and the contactless payment reader 544. The solar panel 516 may be located in a solar panel compartment (not shown) that, similar to the solar panel compartment 114, has a substantially intact bottom surface. In order to provide sufficient operation of the contactless payment reader 544, it may be necessary to provide a large opening in the front housing 534 through which the contactless payment reader can operate. A protective cover may cover the large opening in order to secure the components of the parking meter mechanism 530 from vandalism and the environment. A back housing 510 secures the front housing 534 to the lower housing 102.
Furthermore, although not shown in detail in FIG. 17, the front housing 534 may include a front surface portion 581 that can be hinged to the internal structure (not shown) of the parking meter mechanism 530 in order to allow the front surface portion 581 to hinge forward. The front surface portion 581 may be secured adjacent to the back housing 510 by a locking mechanism (not shown) or other means.
Although the above has described parking meters as having an antenna for communicating mounted above housing component of a parking meter mechanism, it is possible to mount the antenna within the housing components of the parking meter. FIG. 18 provides an embodiment of a parking meter 600 with an internal antenna 652. The front housing 634 and back housing 610 are slopped upwards to form a peaked top 693 that provides an internal hollow space or cavity 673 sufficient in size to allow an internal antenna 652 to be mounted within the cavity 673. The cavity 673 is situated behind and partially above a display opening 640 in the front housing 634, through which a display (not shown) is visible, and is also situated behind and partially above the solar panel compartment 614 of the back housing 610. In order to improve the transmission and reception characteristics of the internal antenna 652, the solar panel compartment 614 is elongated and provided with a transmission opening 672 along the top to provide a passage for radio signals through the back housing 610 and into the cavity 673. The combination of the display opening 640 in the front housing 634 as well as the transmission opening 672 in the solar panel compartment 614 of the back housing 610 allow for the reception and transmission of radio signals to and from the internal antenna 652.
Various embodiments of parking meters and removable parking meter mechanisms have been described that provide various features. The different features and components of the various embodiments may be individually incorporated into parking meters or parking meter mechanisms that do not include all of the described features. For example, the advantages described herein of arranging a solar panel on a front side of the parking meter may be realized without mounting the solar panel in a solar panel compartment having a substantially intact bottom surface. Similarly, the advantages of having a contactless payment reader located behind a display may be realized in a parking meter mechanism having a front housing, or more generally an exterior housing that is not coupled to the parking meter mechanism.

Claims (33)

What is claimed is:
1. A removable modular single space parking meter mechanism comprising:
an internal structure configured to be at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter; and
a front housing, coupled to the internal structure and comprising a display opening in a portion of the front housing that is exposed to an external environment when the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism is secured to the lower housing.
2. The removable modular single space parking meter mechanism of claim 1, wherein the front housing is one of:
a) rigidly attached to the internal structure of the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism;
b) laterally slidably attached to the internal structure of the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism to allow lateral movement of the front housing when the internal structure is at least partially received within the lower housing;
c) pivotally attached to the internal structure of the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism to allow the front housing to pivot; or
d) pivotally attached to the internal structure by a linkage to allow the front housing to pivot and slide up and down.
3. The removable modular single space parking meter mechanism of claim 1, further comprising:
a plurality of parking meter mechanism components coupled to the internal structure, the plurality of parking meter mechanism components comprising:
a display for displaying parking information through the display opening;
a control component for controlling operation of the single space parking meter mechanism; and
a power source coupled to at least the control component.
4. The removable modular single space parking meter mechanism of claim 3, wherein:
the control component controls operation of the single space parking meter in order to manage the parking payment and control of a single parking space, or
the control component controls operation of the single space parking meter in order to manage the parking payment and control of a plurality of parking spaces.
5. The removable modular single space parking meter mechanism of claim 1, further comprising one of:
a) an antenna, mounted on an exterior surface of the front housing; or
b) an antenna mounted in an antenna cover mounted on an exterior surface of the front housing, wherein the antenna cover is made of a material at least partially transparent to radio signals.
6. The removable modular single space parking meter mechanism of claim 5, wherein the antenna cover is located above a substantially intact surface of the front housing, and/or wherein the antenna cover is mounted on the front housing tabs and corresponding slots.
7. The removable modular single space parking meter mechanism of claim 1, further comprising at least one input control mechanism for allowing a user to input information.
8. The removable modular single space parking meter mechanism of claim 1, wherein the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism further comprises a payment means comprising one or more of:
a) a coin chute for receiving coins;
b) a card payment component for receiving payment by a payment card; and
c) a contactless payment reader for receiving payment by a contactless payment device, wherein the contactless payment reader is located behind the display.
9. The removable modular single space parking meter mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a solar panel located on an exterior surface of the front housing, wherein:
the solar panel is mounted within a solar panel compartment located on the exterior surface of the front housing,
wherein the solar panel compartment has a substantially intact bottom surface, or
wherein the solar panel compartment is located on the front housing below the display opening.
10. A single space parking meter comprising:
a lower housing;
a removable modular single space parking meter mechanism comprising:
an internal structure configured to be at least partially and removably received within the lower housing; and
a front housing, coupled to the internal structure and comprising a display opening in a portion of the front housing that is exposed to an external environment when the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism is secured to the lower housing; and
a back housing secured to the lower housing and the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism.
11. The single space parking meter of claim 10, wherein the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism further comprises:
a plurality of parking meter mechanism components coupled to the internal structure, the plurality of parking meter mechanism components comprising:
a display for displaying parking information through the display opening;
a control component for controlling operation of the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism; and
a power source coupled to at least the control component.
12. The single space parking meter of claim 11, wherein the front housing, the back housing and the lower housing provide a protective housing for the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism components.
13. The single space parking meter of claim 11, wherein the control component controls operation of the single space parking meter in order to manage the parking payment and control of a single parking space or a plurality of parking spaces.
14. The single space parking meter of claim 10, wherein the front housing is one of:
a) rigidly attached to the internal structure of the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism, and the back housing can move laterally in relation to the front housing and the lower housing when securing the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism at least partially in the lower housing;
b) rigidly attached to the internal structure of the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism, and the hack housing is pivotally attached to the lower housing;
c) laterally slidably attached to the internal structure of the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism to allow the back housing to move laterally when the back housing is secured to the front housing;
d) pivotally attached to the internal structure to allow the front housing to pivot towards and away from the back housing; or
e) pivotally attached to the internal structure by a linkage to allow the front housing to pivot towards and away from the back housing and slide up and down a sloped side surface of the back housing.
15. The single space parking meter of claim 14, wherein the front housing is pivotally attached to the internal structure by the linkage and further comprising:
finger protrusions on a sloped surface of one of the front housing or the back housing; and
corresponding rails or grooves on the other one of the front housing or the back housing, the corresponding rails or grooves comprising openings to receive the finger protrusions when the front housing is pivoted towards the back housing,
wherein the finger protrusions and the corresponding rails or grooves are shaped to allow the finger protrusions to engage and capture the corresponding rails or grooves when the front housing is slid up or down the back housing.
16. The single space parking meter of claim 15, wherein the finger protrusions and corresponding rails or grooves are discrete components secured to the respective front or back housing.
17. The single space parking meter of claim 10, further comprising one or more of:
a) an upper locking mechanism to secure the front housing to the back housing actuated by an upper lock located in the back housing; or
b) a lower locking mechanism to secure the back housing to the lower housing actuated by a lower lock located in the lower housing.
18. The single space parking meter of claim 10, further comprising:
an upper locking mechanism to secure the front housing to the back housing;
a lower locking mechanism to secure the back housing to the lower housing; and
a lock for actuating both the upper locking mechanism and the lower locking mechanism.
19. The single space parking meter of claim 10, further comprising one or more securing points for releasably coupling the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism at least partially within the lower housing, wherein the securing points are located on one or more of:
a) the lower housing of the single space parking meter;
b) the back housing of the single space parking meter; and
c) the front housing of the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism of the single space parking meter.
20. The single space parking meter of claim 10, further comprising a solar panel mounted on an external surface of the parking meter, wherein:
the solar panel is mounted within a solar panel compartment;
wherein the solar panel compartment has a substantially intact bottom surface;
and
wherein the solar panel compartment is located on the front housing below the display opening.
21. The single space parking meter of claim 10, wherein the front housing and the back housing comprise a peaked top defining an internal cavity for an internal antenna.
22. The single space parking meter of claim 10, further comprising an antenna mounted in an antenna cover mounted on an exterior surface of the front housing and located above a substantially intact surface provided by the front housing and the back housing, wherein the antenna cover is made of a material at least partially transparent to radio signals.
23. The single space parking meter of claim 10, further comprising a coin vault secured to, and below the lower housing.
24. The single space parking meter of claim 10, further comprising:
interlocking fingers on a surface of the front housing; and
interlocking fingers on a surface of the back housing;
wherein the interlocking fingers of the front housing engage with the interlocking fingers of the back housing when the front and back housings are pivoted into a closed position.
25. The single space parking meter of claim 24, wherein the interlocking fingers are discrete components secured to the respective front and back housings.
26. A method of assembling a single space parking meter comprising:
placing a removable modular single space parking meter mechanism having a pivotally attached front housing at least partially in a lower housing having a back housing secured to the lower housing;
pivoting the front housing towards the back housing; and
securing the front housing to the back housing to provide a protective housing of the parking meter.
27. The method of claim 26, further comprising one or more of:
a) placing the back housing on the lower housing; and
securing the back housing to the lower housing; or
b) pivoting the front housing towards the back housing to allow finger protrusions of the back housing to be received by openings in corresponding rails or grooves of the front housing; and
moving the front housing relative to the back housing, comprising sliding the front housing against the back housing, so the finger protrusions of the back housing engage and capture the corresponding rails or grooves of the front housing and secure the front housing to the back housing.
28. The method of claim 26, further comprising locking the back housing to the lower housing.
29. The method of claim 28, further comprising pivoting the front housing and the back housing towards each other to allow interlocking fingers on each of the front housing and the back housing to engage when the front housing and the back housing are in a closed position.
30. The method of claim 26, further comprising pivoting the front housing and the back housing towards each other to allow interlocking fingers on each of the front housing and the back housing to engage when the front housing and the back housing are in a closed position.
31. A single space parking meter comprising:
a lower housing;
a removable modular single space parking meter mechanism comprising an internal structure at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter;
a housing coupled to the lower housing and the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism; and
a solar panel arranged on an exterior surface of the housing of the single space parking meter that is exposed to an external environment of the single space parking meter when the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism is secured to the lower housing.
32. The single space parking meter of claim 31, wherein the solar panel is mounted in a solar panel compartment, located on either a front of the housing or a back of the housing, and having a substantially intact bottom surface.
33. A single space parking meter comprising:
a lower housing;
a removable modular single space parking meter mechanism comprising:
an internal structure at least partially and removably received within the lower housing of the single space parking meter; and
a plurality of parking meter mechanism components coupled to the internal structure, the plurality of parking meter mechanism components comprising:
a display for displaying parking information;
a short-range contactless payment reader comprising at least one of:
Near-Field Communications (NFC) reader;
a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader; and
an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14443 reader; and
a contactless payment reader antenna located at the display and coupled to the contactless payment reader; and
a housing exposed to an external environment coupled to the lower housing and the removable modular single space parking meter mechanism.
US13/410,831 2011-03-03 2012-03-02 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism Active US8770371B2 (en)

Priority Applications (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13/545,871 US8807317B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-07-10 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US13/546,918 US9406056B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-07-11 Parking meter with contactless payment
US14/325,134 US9443236B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2014-07-07 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US14/864,170 US9934645B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2015-09-24 Parking meter with contactless payment
US15/220,228 US9842455B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2016-07-26 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US15/802,298 US10192388B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2017-11-02 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US16/218,219 US20190114869A1 (en) 2011-03-03 2018-12-12 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US16/548,513 US10861278B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2019-08-22 Parking meter with contactless payment

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA2733110 2011-03-03
CA2733110A CA2733110C (en) 2011-03-03 2011-03-03 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
CA2756489 2011-10-28
CA2756489A CA2756489C (en) 2011-03-03 2011-10-28 Parking meter with contactless payment

Related Child Applications (4)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/CA2012/000191 Substitution WO2012116438A1 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-03-02 Parking meter with contactless payment
PCT/CA2012/000191 Continuation WO2012116438A1 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-03-02 Parking meter with contactless payment
US13/545,871 Continuation US8807317B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-07-10 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US14/325,134 Continuation US9443236B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2014-07-07 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20120222935A1 US20120222935A1 (en) 2012-09-06
US8770371B2 true US8770371B2 (en) 2014-07-08

Family

ID=46179329

Family Applications (12)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US13/410,831 Active US8770371B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-03-02 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US13/545,871 Active US8807317B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-07-10 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US13/546,918 Active US9406056B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-07-11 Parking meter with contactless payment
US14/325,134 Active US9443236B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2014-07-07 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US14/864,170 Active US9934645B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2015-09-24 Parking meter with contactless payment
US15/220,228 Active US9842455B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2016-07-26 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US15/783,716 Active US10424147B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2017-10-13 Parking meter with contactless payment
US15/802,298 Active US10192388B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2017-11-02 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US16/218,219 Pending US20190114869A1 (en) 2011-03-03 2018-12-12 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US16/548,513 Active US10861278B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2019-08-22 Parking meter with contactless payment
US17/079,385 Active US11699321B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2020-10-23 Parking meter with contactless payment
US18/142,428 Pending US20230267795A1 (en) 2011-03-03 2023-05-02 Parking meter with contactless payment

Family Applications After (11)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US13/545,871 Active US8807317B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-07-10 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US13/546,918 Active US9406056B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-07-11 Parking meter with contactless payment
US14/325,134 Active US9443236B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2014-07-07 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US14/864,170 Active US9934645B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2015-09-24 Parking meter with contactless payment
US15/220,228 Active US9842455B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2016-07-26 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US15/783,716 Active US10424147B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2017-10-13 Parking meter with contactless payment
US15/802,298 Active US10192388B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2017-11-02 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US16/218,219 Pending US20190114869A1 (en) 2011-03-03 2018-12-12 Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US16/548,513 Active US10861278B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2019-08-22 Parking meter with contactless payment
US17/079,385 Active US11699321B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2020-10-23 Parking meter with contactless payment
US18/142,428 Pending US20230267795A1 (en) 2011-03-03 2023-05-02 Parking meter with contactless payment

Country Status (3)

Country Link
US (12) US8770371B2 (en)
CA (9) CA3178279A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2012116438A1 (en)

Cited By (22)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9391474B2 (en) 2007-03-30 2016-07-12 Ips Group Inc. Power supply unit
US9406056B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2016-08-02 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter with contactless payment
US9424691B2 (en) 2009-09-04 2016-08-23 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter communications for remote payment with updated display
US9494922B2 (en) 2008-12-23 2016-11-15 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space wireless parking with improved antenna placements
US9508198B1 (en) * 2014-12-23 2016-11-29 Ips Group Inc. Meters and upgraded meter cover with sensor
US20170023612A1 (en) * 2015-07-22 2017-01-26 Iometers, LLC Meter Box Lid
US9652921B2 (en) 2015-06-16 2017-05-16 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Coin chute with anti-fishing assembly
US9728085B2 (en) 2011-07-25 2017-08-08 Ips Group Inc. Low-power vehicle detection
US10299018B1 (en) 2016-02-29 2019-05-21 Ips Group Inc. Pole-mounted vehicle sensor
US10423980B2 (en) 2009-09-04 2019-09-24 Ips Group, Inc. Location-aware advertising to vending machine users
USD863076S1 (en) 2015-10-16 2019-10-15 J. J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter
USD911857S1 (en) 2019-02-20 2021-03-02 Ips Group Inc. Sensor enhanced parking meter
USRE48566E1 (en) * 2015-07-15 2021-05-25 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter
USD959298S1 (en) 2020-11-19 2022-08-02 Ips Group Inc. Meter cover
USD959299S1 (en) 2020-11-19 2022-08-02 Ips Group Inc. Meter cover
USD959997S1 (en) 2020-11-19 2022-08-09 Ips Group Inc. Meter cover
USD986084S1 (en) 2020-10-01 2023-05-16 Ips Group Inc. Pole-mounted sensor
USD986082S1 (en) 2020-11-19 2023-05-16 Ips Group Inc. Sensor enhanced meter
USD996237S1 (en) 2020-11-19 2023-08-22 Ips Group Inc. Sensor enhanced meter
US11762479B2 (en) 2019-01-30 2023-09-19 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited SPI keyboard module for a parking meter and a parking meter having an SPI keyboard module
USD1011933S1 (en) 2020-10-01 2024-01-23 Ips Group Inc. Pole-mounted sensor
US11922756B2 (en) 2019-01-30 2024-03-05 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter having touchscreen display

Families Citing this family (40)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CA2631699C (en) * 2005-12-02 2016-02-23 Ips Group Inc. A parking meter and a device therefor
MX2008002669A (en) 2007-02-27 2009-02-25 Ips Group Inc Parking meter.
MX2009000720A (en) 2008-01-18 2009-08-12 Ips Group Inc Method and apparatus for operating a removable meter unit.
JP5749968B2 (en) * 2011-04-27 2015-07-15 株式会社ミツトヨ Dust-proof structure of measuring instrument
DE102011087588A1 (en) * 2011-12-01 2013-06-06 Endress + Hauser Conducta Gesellschaft für Mess- und Regeltechnik mbH + Co. KG Field device for automation technology
CA145137S (en) * 2012-04-02 2013-07-22 Jj Mackay Canada Ltd Single space parking meter
GB2503714B (en) 2012-07-05 2017-04-05 Ford Global Tech Llc A combined storage and docking unit for a portable electronic device
WO2014014494A1 (en) * 2012-07-20 2014-01-23 Duncan Solutions, Inc. Electronic parking meter mechanism with wireless communication antenna
US20140080411A1 (en) * 2012-09-14 2014-03-20 Anand S. Konanur Integration of a near field communication coil antenna behind a screen display for near field coupling
USD755650S1 (en) * 2012-11-13 2016-05-10 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter
US9468122B2 (en) * 2013-03-13 2016-10-11 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Portable device holding apparatus
US20140308930A1 (en) * 2013-04-12 2014-10-16 Bao Tran Timely, glanceable information on a wearable device
GB2515354A (en) * 2013-08-29 2014-12-24 Vivian Blick Fragrance sprayer
US9871287B2 (en) 2013-12-20 2018-01-16 Vivint, Inc. Integrated radio and solar panels
US11308462B2 (en) 2014-05-13 2022-04-19 Clear Token Inc Secure electronic payment
USD749000S1 (en) * 2014-07-24 2016-02-09 Ips Group Inc. Radar enhanced parking meter
US9754136B2 (en) * 2014-10-28 2017-09-05 Poynt Co. Low-profile card reader
US9952073B2 (en) * 2014-11-19 2018-04-24 Bode Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. Solar battery wireless integrated load cell and inclinometer
USD772084S1 (en) * 2014-12-19 2016-11-22 Park 'n Fly Service Llc Parking kiosk
USD756807S1 (en) * 2015-03-18 2016-05-24 Ips Group Inc. Radar enhanced parking meter
USD756808S1 (en) * 2015-03-23 2016-05-24 Ips Group Inc. Radar enhanced parking meter
CA3176773A1 (en) * 2015-08-11 2017-02-11 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space parking meter retrofit
US9983076B2 (en) 2015-08-18 2018-05-29 Bode Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. Solar battery wireless load cell adapter
CN106469506A (en) * 2015-08-19 2017-03-01 西安全星智能电子有限责任公司 Parking lot control method for vehicle and device
ES2619153B1 (en) * 2015-12-23 2018-04-09 Zobele España, S.A. Device and method of automated diffusion of volatile substances
WO2017119824A1 (en) * 2016-01-08 2017-07-13 Global Integrated Solutions Limited A parking meter device
USD856825S1 (en) * 2016-01-08 2019-08-20 Global Integrated Solutions Limited Parking meter
US20180359023A1 (en) * 2017-06-09 2018-12-13 Keysight Technologies, Inc. System integration of solar panels/cells and antennas (span system)
CH714248B1 (en) * 2017-10-16 2023-03-15 Landis & Gyr Ag Multi-part housing for consumption meter and safety device for multi-part housing.
AU2018250363A1 (en) * 2017-10-30 2019-05-16 Global Integrated Solutions Limited Solar panel housing for a parking meter and methods of use therefor
USD889765S1 (en) * 2018-08-27 2020-07-07 Crane Payment Innovations, Inc. Bezel
US10809564B1 (en) * 2018-11-28 2020-10-20 Square, Inc. Systems and methods for improving transparency of display devices to wireless signals
USD955230S1 (en) * 2019-08-06 2022-06-21 Ips Group Inc. Parking pay station
USD971033S1 (en) * 2019-08-06 2022-11-29 Ips Group Inc. Parking pay station
USD971035S1 (en) * 2019-08-06 2022-11-29 Ips Group Inc. Parking pay station
USD955231S1 (en) * 2019-08-06 2022-06-21 Ips Group Inc. Parking pay station
USD971034S1 (en) * 2019-08-06 2022-11-29 Ips Group Inc. Parking pay station
WO2023172698A1 (en) * 2022-03-09 2023-09-14 Sp Plus Corporation Terminals and methods of use and manufacture thereof
TWI819530B (en) * 2022-03-18 2023-10-21 兆豐國際商業銀行股份有限公司 Cardless transaction system for driveway and method thereof
CN115083049B (en) * 2022-04-29 2023-08-25 合肥固泰自动化有限公司 RFID-based entrance guard all-purpose card management system

Citations (293)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1189991A (en) 1916-04-14 1916-07-04 Peter Mugler Multiple-bolt door-lock.
US2161046A (en) 1936-03-27 1939-06-06 David C Rockola Parking meter
US2229183A (en) 1937-01-18 1941-01-21 Burwell W Jones Parking meter
US2261353A (en) 1939-03-31 1941-11-04 Fedele Gaetano Door lock
US2289838A (en) 1938-05-27 1942-07-14 Internat Vehicular Parking Ltd Parking meter and coin slot therefor
US2546433A (en) 1947-06-30 1951-03-27 Fisher C Burum Parking meter system
US2547272A (en) 1946-08-03 1951-04-03 Turret Meter Sales Company Parking meter
US2595124A (en) 1949-04-26 1952-04-29 North American Aviation Inc Frequency divider
US2596124A (en) 1945-03-27 1952-05-13 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Parking meter
US2599881A (en) 1949-05-05 1952-06-10 Herschede Hall Clock Company Parking meter
US2832506A (en) 1953-01-14 1958-04-29 Creel W Hatcher Dispensing machine
US2956525A (en) 1957-09-11 1960-10-18 Diebold Inc Security file multi-bolt locking mechanism
US2985978A (en) 1956-12-24 1961-05-30 Leonard G Breen Advertising displays
US2988191A (en) 1961-06-13 L grant
US3018615A (en) 1957-09-26 1962-01-30 Time Stop Inc Automatic cancelling or re-setting parking meter unit
US3056544A (en) 1960-06-06 1962-10-02 Nautec Corp Parking meter locking means
US3204438A (en) 1962-05-29 1965-09-07 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Parking meter mechanism
US3208061A (en) 1963-02-13 1965-09-21 Gervasi Joseph Peter Protective alarm system for metal-enclosed apparatus
US3373856A (en) 1966-01-18 1968-03-19 Canadian Patents Dev Method and apparatus for coin selection
US3486324A (en) 1966-04-01 1969-12-30 C A Andersson & Co Kommanditbo Coin-operated time meter
GB1237579A (en) 1967-12-19 1971-06-30 Rockwell Mfg Co Parking meter
US3637277A (en) 1970-01-12 1972-01-25 Diebold Inc Entry resistant security file construction
US3666067A (en) 1970-01-21 1972-05-30 Kienzle Apparate Gmbh Parking meter having an increased rate during peak demand periods
GB1283555A (en) 1968-10-28 1972-07-26 Rockwell Mfg Co Improvements relating to parking meters
US3721463A (en) 1970-11-23 1973-03-20 Unistrut Corp Post adapter
US3941989A (en) 1974-12-13 1976-03-02 Mos Technology, Inc. Reducing power consumption in calculators
GB1431862A (en) 1973-02-15 1976-04-14 Sussex Police Authority Public service devices such as parking meters
US3975934A (en) 1975-03-20 1976-08-24 David Babai Key-operated door locking device
US3982620A (en) 1972-01-25 1976-09-28 Nsm Apparatebau Gmbh Kommanditgesellschaft Coin computing apparatus
US3991595A (en) 1974-09-30 1976-11-16 Abraham Bahry Locking arrangement for doors and the like
US3999372A (en) 1969-01-17 1976-12-28 Park Control, Inc. Parking meter control unit
DE2804085A1 (en) 1977-02-02 1978-08-10 Cale Ind Ab FULLY ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MONITORING A TIME UNIT CORRESPONDING TO A CHARGE
US4237710A (en) 1977-09-13 1980-12-09 Cardozo David Lopes Locking device
US4249648A (en) 1978-04-27 1981-02-10 Keene Corporation Token identifying system
US4264963A (en) 1979-06-08 1981-04-28 Texas Instruments Incorporated Static latches for storing display segment information
US4306219A (en) 1980-03-26 1981-12-15 Micro-Magnetic Industries, Inc. Vending machine acquisition system
US4317180A (en) 1979-12-26 1982-02-23 Texas Instruments Incorporated Clocked logic low power standby mode
US4317181A (en) 1979-12-26 1982-02-23 Texas Instruments Incorporated Four mode microcomputer power save operation
US4323847A (en) 1979-06-11 1982-04-06 Triple Dee Electronics Inc. Oscillator type metal detector with switch controlled fixed biasing
DE2750193C2 (en) 1977-11-10 1982-10-07 Kienzle Apparate Gmbh, 7730 Villingen-Schwenningen Coin checking unit for electronic parking garage clocks
US4409665A (en) 1979-12-26 1983-10-11 Texas Instruments Incorporated Turn-off-processor between keystrokes
US4432447A (en) 1977-07-25 1984-02-21 Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. Coin detecting device for a coin sorting machine
US4460080A (en) 1981-03-19 1984-07-17 Aeronautical & General Instruments Limited Coin validation apparatus
US4474281A (en) 1982-06-07 1984-10-02 General Signal Corporation Apparatus and method for coin diameter computation
US4479191A (en) 1980-07-22 1984-10-23 Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Integrated circuit with interruptable oscillator circuit
US4483431A (en) 1981-10-13 1984-11-20 Harrah's, Inc. Device for detecting and rejecting invalid coins utilizing a verticle coin chute and multiple coin tests
GB2155228A (en) 1984-02-25 1985-09-18 Ruth Henniges Parking meter with advertisement carrier
US4574936A (en) 1983-05-10 1986-03-11 Lance Klinger Coin accepter/rejector including symmetrical dual feedback oscillator
US4639021A (en) 1985-11-25 1987-01-27 Hope Jimmie L Door lock
US4678994A (en) 1984-06-27 1987-07-07 Digital Products Corporation Methods and apparatus employing apparent resonant properties of thin conducting materials
US4742903A (en) 1985-07-26 1988-05-10 Autelca Ag. Device for coin checking
US4749074A (en) 1985-10-11 1988-06-07 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Coin sorting apparatus with reference value correction system
USD296795S (en) 1985-08-23 1988-07-19 Visual Media, Inc. Meter finial or similar article
US4763769A (en) 1986-10-03 1988-08-16 Coin Acceptors, Inc. Coin acceptance means and method
US4809838A (en) 1987-06-15 1989-03-07 Coin Acceptors, Inc. Coin detection means including a current ramp generator
US4812805A (en) 1985-07-02 1989-03-14 Flonic System for interconnecting parking meters having a memory
US4825425A (en) 1986-11-26 1989-04-25 Midas Gate International, Inc. Parking meter reset device
US4823928A (en) 1987-04-16 1989-04-25 Pom Incorporated Electronic parking meter system
US4827206A (en) 1987-04-16 1989-05-02 Pom, Incorporated Solar power system for electronic parking meter
US4845484A (en) 1987-10-09 1989-07-04 Bellatrix Systems, Inc. Retrofit, newspaper tracking audit system for newspaper rack machines
US4848556A (en) 1985-04-08 1989-07-18 Qonaar Corporation Low power coin discrimination apparatus
US4851987A (en) 1986-01-17 1989-07-25 International Business Machines Corporation System for reducing processor power consumption by stopping processor clock supply if a desired event does not occur
US4872149A (en) 1987-04-16 1989-10-03 Pom, Incorporated Electronic advertising system for solar powered parking meter
US4875598A (en) 1986-09-11 1989-10-24 Dahl Frank L Vending machine for vending one-at-a-time merchandise articles of a plurality of similar such merchandise objects, each of a substantially rectangular parallelopiped shape, such as a newspaper, magazine, or the like
US4880097A (en) 1987-04-16 1989-11-14 Pom Incorporated Park card system for electronic parking meter
US4895238A (en) 1987-04-16 1990-01-23 Pom, Incorporated Coin discriminator for electronic parking meter
US4951799A (en) 1988-02-10 1990-08-28 Tamura Electric Works, Ltd. Method of correcting coin data and apparatus for inspecting coins
US4967895A (en) 1987-04-16 1990-11-06 Pom, Incorporated Parameter control system for electronic parking meter
US4976630A (en) 1988-03-25 1990-12-11 Amphenol Corporation Chipcard reader
US4989714A (en) 1988-11-15 1991-02-05 Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha Method of discriminating coins
US5027935A (en) 1989-12-26 1991-07-02 At&T Bell Laboratories Apparatus and method for conserving power in an electronic coin chute
USD319077S (en) 1989-05-02 1991-08-13 Kantrail Investments Limited Newspaper vending machine
US5060777A (en) 1990-03-27 1991-10-29 Duncan Industries Parking Control Corp. Low-power device for sorting tokens
US5065156A (en) * 1990-07-26 1991-11-12 Denis Bernier Computer controlled parking meter
US5076414A (en) 1989-05-24 1991-12-31 Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd. Coin discriminating and counting apparatus
US5109972A (en) 1989-07-24 1992-05-05 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Coin operated timing mechanism
US5119916A (en) 1990-03-27 1992-06-09 Duncan Industries Parking Control Corp. Sensor for measuring the magnetically responsive characteristics of tokens
US5155614A (en) 1990-03-02 1992-10-13 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Low-power demodulating receiver with amplifier stages sharing the same bias current
US5158166A (en) 1989-05-26 1992-10-27 Coin Controls Limited Coin discrimination apparatus with compensation for external ambient conditions
US5192855A (en) 1989-12-06 1993-03-09 Modul-Elektronik Ab Improvements in cash payment machines enabling acceptance of credit card payment
US5222076A (en) 1981-04-15 1993-06-22 Ng William K Y Data communication apparatus and method with low power standby mode
US5244070A (en) 1992-03-04 1993-09-14 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Dual coil coin sensing apparatus
USD340038S (en) 1991-04-05 1993-10-05 Intermec Corporation Bar code wedge reader
US5259491A (en) 1991-11-22 1993-11-09 Pom Incorporated Smart cart and box system for parking meter
US5266947A (en) 1991-02-28 1993-11-30 Max Inc. Parking data transfer system
US5273151A (en) 1992-03-23 1993-12-28 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Resonant coil coin detection apparatus
US5287384A (en) 1992-10-15 1994-02-15 Lxe Inc. Frequency hopping spread spectrum data communications system
US5293979A (en) 1991-12-10 1994-03-15 Coin Acceptors, Inc. Coin detection and validation means
US5343237A (en) 1990-10-08 1994-08-30 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. System for detecting and warning an illegally parked vehicle
US5351798A (en) 1991-06-28 1994-10-04 Protel, Inc. Coin discrimination apparatus and method
US5360095A (en) 1992-04-07 1994-11-01 Pom Incorporated Power conserving electronic parking meter
US5402475A (en) 1993-03-31 1995-03-28 Schlumberger Technologies, Inc. Monitoring and control of parking management system by remote
US5407049A (en) 1993-07-28 1995-04-18 Vincent G. Yost Electronic parking meter and system
US5439089A (en) 1992-03-05 1995-08-08 Parker; Donald O. Coin analyzer sensor configuration and system
US5442348A (en) 1993-03-12 1995-08-15 Park-A-Tron Limited Liability Company Computerized parking meter
US5489014A (en) 1994-08-03 1996-02-06 Journomat Ag Apparatus for checking coins and reading cards in an article vending machine
US5500517A (en) 1994-09-02 1996-03-19 Gemplus Card International Apparatus and method for data transfer between stand alone integrated circuit smart card terminal and remote computer of system operator
US5563491A (en) 1992-03-30 1996-10-08 Tseng; Ling-Yuan Combined parking meter and electric-vehicle battery charger with remote status receiver
US5568441A (en) 1994-09-27 1996-10-22 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha IC card
US5614892A (en) 1995-04-24 1997-03-25 Pom, Inc. Payment slot communicating apparatus for vendng prices
US5617942A (en) 1995-04-24 1997-04-08 Pom, Inc. Low-power multi-bay parking meter
CA2233931A1 (en) 1995-10-06 1997-04-10 Armand David Rosenberg Vehicle parking system
US5642119A (en) 1993-07-28 1997-06-24 Intelligent Devices, Inc. Electronic parking meter and system
US5648906A (en) 1995-07-31 1997-07-15 Amirpanahi; Fardosht Networked computerized parking system of networked computerized parking meters and a method of operating said system
USD381976S (en) 1995-12-12 1997-08-05 Automated Product Development, Inc. Bar code reader and information display
US5659306A (en) 1996-06-17 1997-08-19 Bahar; Reuben Expired parking meter indicator
US5687129A (en) 1995-04-27 1997-11-11 Lg Semicon, Co. Ltd. Method and circuit for supplying memory IC power
USD388231S (en) 1997-02-14 1997-12-23 Interbold Automated banking machine
US5710743A (en) 1996-06-11 1998-01-20 Metervision. Com Inc. Electronic module for conventional parking meter
CA2260925A1 (en) 1996-07-21 1998-01-29 Shlomo Zeitman Parking management system
USD391238S (en) 1996-09-13 1998-02-24 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Image reader
US5737710A (en) 1995-11-07 1998-04-07 Amtech Corporation Automated vehicle parking system for a plurality of remote parking facilities
US5740050A (en) 1995-09-28 1998-04-14 Pom Incorporated Parking enforcement system
US5748103A (en) 1995-11-13 1998-05-05 Vitalcom, Inc. Two-way TDMA telemetry system with power conservation features
US5761061A (en) 1993-12-17 1998-06-02 Berg Technology, Inc. Data processing medium, its backup circuit, and data processing system
US5778067A (en) 1990-04-12 1998-07-07 Mondex International Limited Value transfer system
US5777951A (en) 1996-01-19 1998-07-07 Digital Pioneer Technologies Corp. Parking meter
US5805083A (en) 1997-04-28 1998-09-08 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Electronic parking meter operating system
US5806651A (en) 1996-12-19 1998-09-15 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Coin discrimination system
US5833042A (en) 1993-12-17 1998-11-10 Microsystem Controls Pty Ltd Coin discriminator
US5841369A (en) 1997-04-18 1998-11-24 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Parking meter with peripheral functions
US5842411A (en) 1997-08-28 1998-12-01 Dana Corporation Shielded printer
US5845268A (en) 1996-01-02 1998-12-01 Moore; Steven Jerome Parking management system
US5852411A (en) 1996-07-19 1998-12-22 Intelligent Devices, Inc. Universal adaptor for electronic parking meters
USD404025S (en) 1997-11-12 1999-01-12 Atcom, Inc. Wall mounted computer station
US5911763A (en) 1998-01-12 1999-06-15 Quesada; Flavio R. Three point lock mechanism
USD412289S (en) 1998-07-06 1999-07-27 MEM Products Pty. Limited Parking meter
USD413311S (en) 1998-11-03 1999-08-31 Gilbarco Inc. Fuel dispenser bar code reader
US5954182A (en) 1996-10-30 1999-09-21 Tatung Telecom Corporation Coin receiving mechanism having foreign object release device
US6037880A (en) 1996-09-23 2000-03-14 Manion; Jeffrey Charles Integrated parking meter system
US6052453A (en) 1996-07-29 2000-04-18 Mars Incorporated Coin operated telephone auditor
CA2346908A1 (en) 1998-10-16 2000-04-27 Aptos Corporation Pty. Ltd. A parking management system
US6081206A (en) 1997-03-14 2000-06-27 Visionary Technology Inc. Parking regulation enforcement system
US6082153A (en) 1997-09-17 2000-07-04 Medeco Security Locks, Inc. Anti-tampering device for use with spring-loaded electronically moved pin locking mechanisms in electronic locks and the like
US6107942A (en) 1999-02-03 2000-08-22 Premier Management Partners, Inc. Parking guidance and management system
US6111522A (en) 1998-04-24 2000-08-29 J. J. Mackay Canada Limited Multiple electronic purse parking meter
CN2395344Y (en) 1999-10-22 2000-09-06 广州市交通管理科学研究所 Road side parking charging meter
US6116403A (en) 1998-07-08 2000-09-12 P.O.M. Inc. Integrated hanging device for parking meter
US6147624A (en) 2000-01-31 2000-11-14 Intel Corporation Method and apparatus for parking management system for locating available parking space
US6195015B1 (en) 1996-07-19 2001-02-27 Intelligent Devices, Inc. Electronic parking meter
CA2352968A1 (en) 1999-09-27 2001-04-05 Frederick L. Mitschele Parking meter
US6229455B1 (en) 1999-01-15 2001-05-08 Intelligent Devices, Inc. Vehicle-detecting unit for use with electronic parking meter
US6230868B1 (en) 2000-02-08 2001-05-15 Duncan Industries, Inc. System for metering multiple parking spaces
USRE37193E1 (en) 1992-04-07 2001-05-29 Pom Incorporated Low-power multi-bay parking meter
US6243029B1 (en) 1999-07-26 2001-06-05 Natan Tomer Parkulator photo parking
USD448910S1 (en) 2000-10-11 2001-10-02 Ncr Corporation Self-service terminal
US6309098B1 (en) 2000-04-07 2001-10-30 Ye Ping Wong Contactless-IC-card receive and read-write mechanism for an on-street parking meter
US6321201B1 (en) 1996-06-20 2001-11-20 Anonymity Protection In Sweden Ab Data security system for a database having multiple encryption levels applicable on a data element value level
US20010047278A1 (en) 2000-04-07 2001-11-29 Brookner George M. Dynamic reassignment of postal metering device licensing location
US20010051531A1 (en) 2000-01-11 2001-12-13 Singhal Tara Chand Method and apparatus for global computer network parking meter system
US6340935B1 (en) 1999-02-05 2002-01-22 Brett O. Hall Computerized parking facility management system
US20020008639A1 (en) 2000-05-09 2002-01-24 Dee Mark R. Parking payment system
US6354425B1 (en) 2000-06-22 2002-03-12 Duncan Industries Housing for parking meter
CA2357179A1 (en) 2000-09-12 2002-03-12 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Wireless drive-by meter status system
US20020030606A1 (en) 2000-09-12 2002-03-14 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Wireless drive-by meter status system
JP2002099640A (en) 2000-09-26 2002-04-05 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Parking lot system and its information providing method
US6373442B1 (en) * 1999-05-28 2002-04-16 David L. Thomas Antenna for a parking meter
US20020062172A1 (en) 2000-04-19 2002-05-23 Medeco Security Locks, Inc. Electromechanical parking meter door communications interface
CA2227833C (en) 1997-01-22 2002-08-06 Jeffrey Charles Manion Integrated parking meter system
CA2437722A1 (en) 2001-02-07 2002-08-15 Vehiclesense, Inc. Parking management systems
USD461728S1 (en) 2000-05-05 2002-08-20 Duncan Industries Parking meter housing
US6456491B1 (en) 1996-02-12 2002-09-24 Gateway, Inc. Modular floppy disk drive for internal and external use
US20020134645A1 (en) 2001-03-20 2002-09-26 City Of Vancouver And Cypress Solutions Inc. Coin collection cart for parking meters
US6457586B2 (en) 2000-02-25 2002-10-01 Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux Bank-note processing device
US6477875B2 (en) 2001-02-06 2002-11-12 Medeco Security Locks, Inc. Rotating pin tumbler side bar lock with side bar control
US6505774B1 (en) 1998-12-09 2003-01-14 Miti Manufacturing Company Automated fee collection and parking ticket dispensing machine
CN2544352Y (en) 2001-07-17 2003-04-09 郑州华普奥原电子泊车设备有限公司 Composite contactless IC card timing fee-collecting terminal
US20030092387A1 (en) 2000-03-31 2003-05-15 Torbernt Hjelmvik Method of sending advertising messages
CA2363915A1 (en) 2001-11-27 2003-05-27 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter reset device
CA2413198A1 (en) 2001-11-30 2003-05-30 Telecommunications Research Laboratory Smart parking meter system
US20030112597A1 (en) 2001-12-18 2003-06-19 Smith Kelly K. Double-action CD drive eject mechanism
US20030112151A1 (en) 2001-12-14 2003-06-19 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter smart housing with electronic memory
US20030117904A1 (en) 2001-11-20 2003-06-26 Lank Ronald V. Remote LCD enforcement flag for parking meters
US20030121754A1 (en) 2001-12-28 2003-07-03 King Katharine Louise Apparatus for validating currency items, and method of configuring such apparatus
US20030128010A1 (en) 2002-01-08 2003-07-10 Po-Jung Hsu Portable battery charger for cellular telephones
US20030128136A1 (en) 2002-01-07 2003-07-10 Macropark, Inc. Electronic parking meter having audio-video communications with a central station
US20030132840A1 (en) 2001-12-31 2003-07-17 Reuben Bahar Enchanced parking meter utilizing user identification technology
US20030140531A1 (en) 2002-01-29 2003-07-31 Trn Business Trust Removable adapter assembly having a retractable insert
US20030144972A1 (en) 1997-06-13 2003-07-31 Pitney Bowes Inc. System and method for controlling a postage metering system using data required for printing
US20030222792A1 (en) 2002-05-30 2003-12-04 Larry Berman Method, system and storage medium for monitoring parking meters
EP1376491A1 (en) 2002-06-19 2004-01-02 WPS Parking Systems B.V. Parking space management
US20040011099A1 (en) 2002-07-18 2004-01-22 Assa Ab Lock device with removable core
WO2004012352A1 (en) 2002-07-30 2004-02-05 Way Systems, Inc. Mobile device equipped with a contactless smart card reader/writer
US20040040028A1 (en) 2002-07-04 2004-02-26 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Method of executing on a station of a communication network a computer program represented in a markup language
US20040039632A1 (en) 2000-10-19 2004-02-26 Myoung-Kook Han Manless parking control system and method
US20040068434A1 (en) 2002-09-20 2004-04-08 Fujitsu Limited System use support method, and server and program therefor
US20040084278A1 (en) 2000-02-09 2004-05-06 Harris Jeffrey A Coin-validation arrangement
US20040094619A1 (en) 2000-02-24 2004-05-20 Cds Worldwide Pty Ltd Parking system for sending messages
US20040181496A1 (en) 2002-08-21 2004-09-16 Mechtronix Systems Inc. Networked metered parking system
USD497393S1 (en) 2002-05-07 2004-10-19 Park Media, Ltd. Combined sign and parking meter
US6823317B1 (en) 1996-04-02 2004-11-23 Axxian Technologies Inc Urban parking system
US20040232878A1 (en) 2003-05-19 2004-11-25 Couch Philip R. Self-contained, renewable power supply and control system
US20040243526A1 (en) 2003-05-26 2004-12-02 Agenor Krygler Parking meter
US20040263117A1 (en) 2003-06-30 2004-12-30 Eduard Kogan Battery pack with built in communication port
US20040264302A1 (en) 2003-06-24 2004-12-30 Seth Ward System and method for synchronizing a parking meter clock
FR2837583B1 (en) 2002-03-19 2005-02-04 Schneider Automation MOBILE ELECTRONIC CARD DATA BACKUP DEVICE
US6856922B1 (en) 2002-12-09 2005-02-15 Analog Devices, Inc. System and method for battery management using host processing
US20050035740A1 (en) 2003-08-11 2005-02-17 Reserve Power Cell, Llc Multiple battery system and network controlled multiple battery system
US20050068201A1 (en) 2002-04-18 2005-03-31 Symbol Technologies, Inc. Method and system for assembling keypad
US6874340B1 (en) 2002-05-31 2005-04-05 Duncan Industries Quick lock release system for parking meter vaults
KR20050038077A (en) 2003-10-21 2005-04-27 씨엘코리아(주) Parking ticket machine with advertisement capability
US6889899B2 (en) 2000-02-24 2005-05-10 Cds Worldwide Pty Ltd Vehicle parking system
US20050155839A1 (en) 2004-01-20 2005-07-21 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Efficient battery powered electronic parking meter
US20050178639A1 (en) 2004-01-14 2005-08-18 Cubic Corporation Validating removable fare collection system
US20050192911A1 (en) 2003-10-02 2005-09-01 Mattern James M. Application program interface for postal security device
JP2005267430A (en) 2004-03-19 2005-09-29 Sharp Corp Information providing system
US20060021848A1 (en) 2004-07-30 2006-02-02 Fireking International Apparatus having a bill validator and a method of servicing the apparatus
US7014355B2 (en) 1996-10-02 2006-03-21 Innovapark Company Llc Electronic parking meter system
US7027773B1 (en) 1999-05-28 2006-04-11 Afx Technology Group International, Inc. On/off keying node-to-node messaging transceiver network with dynamic routing and configuring
US20060114159A1 (en) 2003-02-03 2006-06-01 Yoshishige Yoshikawa Antenna apparatus utilizing minute loop antenna and radio communication apparatus using the same antenna apparatus
US20060116972A1 (en) 2004-12-01 2006-06-01 Wong Yean Y Integrated parking meter system
US20060136131A1 (en) 2004-12-06 2006-06-22 Metertek, Llc Vehicle detector and vehicle parking management system
US7071839B2 (en) 2003-11-07 2006-07-04 Nattel Group, Inc. Method for total intelligent parking/pollution and surveillance control system
US20060149684A1 (en) 2003-09-05 2006-07-06 Satoshi Matsuura Visiting place identification device and visiting place identification method
US20060152349A1 (en) 2005-01-05 2006-07-13 Nitesh Ratnakar Smart Parking Meter
US20060152385A1 (en) 2002-12-12 2006-07-13 Damien Mandy Parking meter
US7104447B1 (en) 2003-12-15 2006-09-12 Anthony Lopez Parking meters, systems and methods of parking enforcement
US20060267799A1 (en) 2005-05-09 2006-11-30 Ehud Mendelson Parking detector - a system and method for detecting and navigating to empty parking spaces utilizing a cellular phone application
US20070016539A1 (en) 2005-07-13 2007-01-18 Eric Groft Smart meter parking system
US20070017265A1 (en) 2005-07-22 2007-01-25 Assa Ab Lock device
US7183999B2 (en) 2001-02-15 2007-02-27 Microsoft Corporation Methods and systems for a portable, interactive display device for use with a computer
US20070044523A1 (en) 2005-08-26 2007-03-01 Videx, Inc. Lock
US20070094153A1 (en) 2005-10-25 2007-04-26 Mark Ferraro Infrastructure for postage meter communication, accessible through service provider
US7222031B2 (en) 2001-03-13 2007-05-22 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Power supply for tetherless workstations
US20070114849A1 (en) 2005-11-18 2007-05-24 Dsp Group Ltd. Electrical load with preferential source
US20070136128A1 (en) 2005-12-12 2007-06-14 Thomas Andrew Janacek Method and system to provide electronic parking validation for drivers using a pay by cell parking system
US20070171069A1 (en) 2005-02-22 2007-07-26 Allen Ira L Vehicle locating method and system
US7253747B2 (en) 2003-09-11 2007-08-07 Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Parking lot management system using wireless LAN system
US20070208499A1 (en) 2005-12-22 2007-09-06 Karric Kwong Method and apparatus for counting the bidirectional passage of vehicles in a wireless vehicular sensor network
US7319974B1 (en) 1999-09-15 2008-01-15 Schlumberger Systemes Vehicle parking management method
US7330131B2 (en) 2002-12-17 2008-02-12 Gianfranco Zanotti Automatic system for monitoring and managing the admittance to parking places
US20080071611A1 (en) 2006-09-14 2008-03-20 Robert Lovett Parking meter payment by cell phone link
US20080093454A1 (en) 2004-07-14 2008-04-24 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Wireless Processor, Wireless Memory, Information System, And Semiconductor Device
US7382281B2 (en) 2004-03-01 2008-06-03 Sensys Networks, Inc. Method and apparatus reporting a vehicular sensor waveform in a wireless vehicular sensor network
US7382238B2 (en) 2004-03-01 2008-06-03 Sensys Networks, Inc. Method and apparatus for operating and using wireless vehicular sensor node reporting vehicular sensor data and/or ambient conditions
US7382282B2 (en) 2004-03-01 2008-06-03 Sensys Networks, Inc. Method and apparatus reporting time-synchronized vehicular sensor waveforms from wireless vehicular sensor nodes
US7388517B2 (en) 2004-03-01 2008-06-17 Sensys Networks, Inc. Method and apparatus for self-powered vehicular sensor node using magnetic sensor and radio transceiver
US20080147268A1 (en) 2006-12-14 2008-06-19 Fuller Michael G Method and apparatus for alternative performance of automobile features
US20080158010A1 (en) 2003-11-07 2008-07-03 Nattel Group, Inc. Method for intelligent parking/pollution and surveillance control system
US20080165030A1 (en) 2006-12-22 2008-07-10 Industrial Technology Research Institute System and apparatus for parking management
USD575168S1 (en) 2007-04-17 2008-08-19 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter
US20080208680A1 (en) 2006-06-06 2008-08-28 Ergonotech Inc DriveOn Pay(TM) as WiMAX-compatible Menu-Driven Dashtop Mobile Payment Platform
US7427931B1 (en) 2007-03-29 2008-09-23 Sensys Networks, Inc. Method and apparatus for detecting presence of vehicle using a magnetic sensor employing a magneto-resistive effect
US20080238715A1 (en) 2007-03-26 2008-10-02 Shih Yu Cheng Remote parking meter auditing module
US20080245638A1 (en) 2007-02-27 2008-10-09 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter
US20080266138A1 (en) 2007-04-26 2008-10-30 Skidata Ag Apparatus for monitoring individual parking positions
US20080277468A1 (en) 2007-05-13 2008-11-13 Mitschele Frederick L Parking meter
US20080291054A1 (en) 2007-05-21 2008-11-27 Eric Groft Parking system employing rem techniques
US20090026842A1 (en) 2007-03-30 2009-01-29 Ips Group Inc. Power supply unit
US20090032368A1 (en) 2007-03-26 2009-02-05 Ips Group Inc. System and Method for Coin Validation
US20090049875A1 (en) 2007-07-27 2009-02-26 Abus August Bremicker Soehne Kg Lock
US20090095593A1 (en) 2007-03-30 2009-04-16 Ips Group Inc. Coin validation unit with clip feature
US20090102726A1 (en) 2005-09-09 2009-04-23 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Wireless unit antenna apparatus and mobile wireless unit
US20090109062A1 (en) 2006-03-30 2009-04-30 Ik Song An Parking count control system using parking management server and method thereof
US20090159674A1 (en) * 2005-12-02 2009-06-25 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter and a device therefor
US20090183966A1 (en) 2008-01-18 2009-07-23 Ips Group, Inc. Method and apparatus for automatic location-specific configuration management of a removable meter unit
US20090192950A1 (en) 2005-12-02 2009-07-30 Ips Group, Inc. Method and apparatus for operating a removable meter unit
US20090199966A1 (en) 2006-01-24 2009-08-13 Avery Dennison Corporation Radio frequency (rf) antenna containing element and methods of making the same
US20090254438A1 (en) * 2008-04-04 2009-10-08 Johnson Jr William S Radio frequency identification (rfid) payment terminal with display-embedded rfid antenna
USD602225S1 (en) 2007-03-22 2009-10-13 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Automated teller machine
US20090267732A1 (en) 2008-04-25 2009-10-29 Gregory Emile Chauvin Data collection system for electronic parking meters
US20090284907A1 (en) 2008-05-16 2009-11-19 Dell Products L.P. Method and apparatus for mounting server blades in a blade chassis
US20100030629A1 (en) 2006-11-10 2010-02-04 Pom Incorporated Parking Payment System Using A Cell Phone Or Other Mobile Device
USD615274S1 (en) 2008-12-31 2010-05-04 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
USD617799S1 (en) 2009-01-27 2010-06-15 Nobel Biocare Services Ag Scanner
US7739000B2 (en) 2004-03-01 2010-06-15 Sensys Networks, Inc Method and apparatus reporting a vehicular sensor waveform in a wireless vehicular sensor network
WO2010071974A1 (en) 2008-12-23 2010-07-01 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space wireless parking with improved antenna placements
US7748620B2 (en) 2002-01-11 2010-07-06 Hand Held Products, Inc. Transaction terminal including imaging module
US20100188932A1 (en) 2009-01-28 2010-07-29 Darwin Mitchel Hanks Low Power Sensor System
US7772720B2 (en) 2007-12-03 2010-08-10 Spx Corporation Supercapacitor and charger for secondary power
US20110037562A1 (en) 2008-04-18 2011-02-17 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Outdoor vending machine and use of a user interface for the operation of an outdoor vending machine
US20110057815A1 (en) 2009-09-04 2011-03-10 Ips Group, Inc. Parking meter communications for remote payment with updated display
US20110060653A1 (en) 2009-09-04 2011-03-10 Ips Group, Inc. Location-aware advertising to parking location users
US20110066297A1 (en) 2008-05-20 2011-03-17 LiveMeters, Inc. Remote monitoring and control system comprising mesh and time synchronization technology
US20110093314A1 (en) 2009-10-19 2011-04-21 William Gibbens Redmann Method and apparatus for parking lot metering
US7933841B2 (en) 2000-07-26 2011-04-26 Rewards Network, Inc. System and method for providing consumer rewards
US20110122036A1 (en) 2009-11-24 2011-05-26 City University Of Hong Kong Light transmissible resonators for circuit and antenna applications
US20110158331A1 (en) 2009-12-31 2011-06-30 Sensys Networks. Inc Emulating Increased Sample Frequency in a Wireless Sensor Node and/or a Wireless Sensor Network
US20110205087A1 (en) 2009-02-05 2011-08-25 Scott Kell Gen II meter system
US20110221624A1 (en) 2007-12-05 2011-09-15 Sensys Networks, Inc Apparatus and Method Using a Radar in a Wireless and/or Wireline Sensor Node and Operating Radar In the Ground to Detect and Count Vehicles in Roadway, Parking Lot and Airport Applications
US20110261548A1 (en) 2010-04-23 2011-10-27 Dinesh Gandhi Housing of a portable terminal including an integral central frame as part of the housing surface
US20110320243A1 (en) * 2010-06-28 2011-12-29 Mohammad Khan Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for facilitating reservation for a parking space with a near field communication-enabled device
USD652329S1 (en) 2010-02-11 2012-01-17 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Antenna cover for a parking meter
WO2012015453A1 (en) 2010-07-29 2012-02-02 Sensys Networks, Inc. Sensor nodes acting as inductive loops for traffic sensing
USD654816S1 (en) 2010-02-11 2012-02-28 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Payment sensor for a parking meter
USD656046S1 (en) 2011-05-11 2012-03-20 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space parking meter
USD661603S1 (en) 2011-05-11 2012-06-12 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space parking meter
US20120173171A1 (en) 2010-12-30 2012-07-05 Sensys Networks. Inc In-Pavement Wireless Vibration Sensor Nodes, Networks and Systems
US8264401B1 (en) 2011-12-29 2012-09-11 Sensys Networks, Inc. Micro-radar, micro-radar sensor nodes, networks and systems
US20120273322A1 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-11-01 George Allan Mackay Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US20120285792A1 (en) 2011-05-10 2012-11-15 Duncan Solutions, Inc. Upgraded single space parking meter and method
US20130027218A1 (en) 2011-07-25 2013-01-31 Ips Group Inc. Low Power Vehicle Detection
US8450627B2 (en) 2010-04-01 2013-05-28 Apple Inc. Capacitive dome switch

Family Cites Families (687)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US480108A (en) 1892-08-02 Joseph look
CA122930A (en) 1909-09-03 1909-12-28 Joseph Henry Champ Cut-off for pressure motors
CA126745A (en) 1910-02-07 1910-07-05 James M. Eadie Steering device for vehicles
CA134041A (en) 1910-04-22 1911-06-27 Wallace P. Cohoe Methode of making a glucose-like product from saw dust
CA134042A (en) 1910-10-25 1911-06-27 Richard Truste Carter Concentrator and amalgamator
CA156993A (en) 1912-11-20 1914-07-21 William Airth Cook Metallic window sash joint
CA151049A (en) 1913-04-30 1913-10-14 Bert Arthur Hatch Water purifier
CA156990A (en) 1913-07-09 1914-07-21 Reginald E. G. Burrough Baseball game
CA156995A (en) 1914-01-03 1914-07-21 Lester Mcdonnell Travelling route ribbon map
CA155382A (en) 1914-01-21 1914-04-28 Paul Muller Glass enclosure for artificial light
CA155391A (en) 1914-02-16 1914-04-28 Frank F. Provan Whip operating device
CA155383A (en) 1914-03-02 1914-04-28 William O'day Velocipede
CA157069A (en) 1914-03-18 1914-07-21 Elizabeth Weikert Weeder
CA156991A (en) 1914-03-25 1914-07-21 Thomas Chigris Rigging coupling link
CA156994A (en) 1914-03-28 1914-07-21 Arthur George Cooper Engine lubricator
CA157068A (en) 1914-04-03 1914-07-21 Leo Wand Vehicle support
CA156992A (en) 1914-04-09 1914-07-21 William Wallace Conover Ticket box
CA157067A (en) 1914-05-09 1914-07-21 Charles Cheers Wakefield Lubricator
CA161049A (en) 1914-06-05 1915-03-02 Arthur Heinsmann Glycerine production
CA160598A (en) 1914-08-05 1915-02-09 Isaac Lemon Mitchell Oil burner for stoves
CA171652A (en) 1915-01-11 1916-08-29 The United Shoe Machinery Company Of Canada, Limited Stopping mechanism
CA163370A (en) 1915-01-27 1915-06-22 Henry Debry Shoe string fastener
CA163369A (en) 1915-03-31 1915-06-22 Angus Darroch Grating
CA171654A (en) 1915-05-03 1916-08-29 The Adsit General Electric Company Telephone system
CA168171A (en) 1915-06-11 1916-03-14 Flora H. Burdette Protective covering for closet seats
CA168172A (en) 1915-09-25 1916-03-14 John P. Carlson Explosive engine
CA168173A (en) 1915-10-30 1916-03-14 Frank A. Clevenger Irrigating siphon
CA168199A (en) 1915-11-05 1916-03-14 Roy H. Irwin Filing device
CA168200A (en) 1915-11-10 1916-03-14 Frederick Eugene Ives Colour photographic film
CA168198A (en) 1915-11-15 1916-03-14 Wilford Lafayette Hurst Stack cutter
CA171650A (en) 1916-05-31 1916-08-29 Alfred Edward Mccormack Lathe mechanism
CA171651A (en) 1916-05-31 1916-08-29 John Joseph Tolland Lathe indicator
CA171649A (en) 1916-05-31 1916-08-29 Alfred Edward Mccormack Lathe mechanism
CA171653A (en) 1916-07-10 1916-08-29 The Union Special Machine Company Waist band for garments
CA189362A (en) 1917-04-20 1919-04-01 Frank Ditchfield Wheel
CA189364A (en) 1917-07-07 1919-04-01 Edward Victor Espenhahn Gas production
CA189363A (en) 1918-05-20 1919-04-01 Louis Dufek Tire chain
CA189366A (en) 1918-08-28 1919-04-01 James V. Genovese Barber's shears
CA189365A (en) 1918-11-12 1919-04-01 Frank A. Fox Fastener for anti-skid chains
US1445771A (en) 1921-04-15 1923-02-20 Cruver Mfg Company Pocket savings bank
US1818568A (en) 1928-03-15 1931-08-11 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Coin collection apparatus
US2118318A (en) 1935-05-13 1938-05-24 Dual Parking Meter Company Coin controlled parking meter
US2596122A (en) 1945-03-27 1952-05-13 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Parking meter and coin slot therefor
US2596123A (en) 1945-03-27 1952-05-13 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Parking meter and coin slot therefor
US2495784A (en) 1945-11-21 1950-01-31 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Valve control for crankcase compression engines
US2594388A (en) 1946-09-23 1952-04-29 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Automatic pay station
US2618371A (en) 1946-12-23 1952-11-18 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Parking meter
US2633960A (en) 1948-01-14 1953-04-07 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Coin-handling apparatus
US2483805A (en) 1948-03-05 1949-10-04 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Coin mechanism housing
US2613792A (en) 1948-07-17 1952-10-14 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Coin handling apparatus
US2613871A (en) 1949-04-12 1952-10-14 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Coin handling apparatus
US2570920A (en) 1949-06-04 1951-10-09 Superior Switchboard & Devices Parking meter coin discharge guiding construction
US2550433A (en) 1949-07-12 1951-04-24 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Sling keeper lock
US2818371A (en) 1953-10-26 1957-12-31 Sterling Drug Inc Fluoride-containing dentifrices
US2822682A (en) 1954-12-08 1958-02-11 Miller Meters Inc Weather-tight enclosure
US2995230A (en) 1956-10-04 1961-08-08 Dale M Moody Parking meters
US3183411A (en) 1961-12-27 1965-05-11 Cornell Dubilier Electric Proximity-detectors for parking meters and the like
US3199321A (en) 1962-05-29 1965-08-10 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Parking meter mechanism
US3324647A (en) 1964-08-11 1967-06-13 Parmet Company Proximity detector
US3272299A (en) 1964-10-19 1966-09-13 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Token dispensing apparatus for parking meters
US3262540A (en) 1964-11-03 1966-07-26 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Slug detector for parking meters
US3438031A (en) 1967-11-13 1969-04-08 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Doppler radar having digital speed indicator
US3519113A (en) 1968-01-11 1970-07-07 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Parking meter with token dispensing means
US3565283A (en) 1968-12-17 1971-02-23 Duncan Ind Inc Token dispensing construction for parking meters
US3535870A (en) 1969-06-09 1970-10-27 Soniclear Inc Parking meter controller
US3858165A (en) 1970-07-29 1974-12-31 Haveg Industries Inc Acoustical window for sonar systems
US3770090A (en) 1972-07-10 1973-11-06 C Fayling Parking meter assembly
US4007564A (en) 1973-04-11 1977-02-15 Chisholm Douglas B Breakaway coupling and assembly
DE2518287C2 (en) 1975-04-24 1982-04-22 Bayer Ag, 5090 Leverkusen Glass fiber reinforced polycarbonates with improved mechanical properties
US3964590A (en) 1975-05-16 1976-06-22 Qonaar Corporation Parking meter with automatic reading means
JPS5238316U (en) 1975-07-22 1977-03-18
US4025791A (en) 1975-08-12 1977-05-24 Kilo Corporation Object identification system
US4043117A (en) 1975-10-08 1977-08-23 Michele Maresca Self-cancelling parking meter
JPS5848960B2 (en) 1975-11-11 1983-11-01 日本信号株式会社 Pulse Radar Dynamics Backing Meter
US4031991A (en) 1975-12-29 1977-06-28 Qonaar Corporation Coin operated electronic parking meter
US4037700A (en) 1976-06-01 1977-07-26 Heraty Patrick T Coin vault
USD246917S (en) 1976-07-29 1978-01-10 Atari, Inc. Game cabinet
SE411600B (en) 1978-05-25 1980-01-14 Trehn Karl Bengt SPECIAL FOR MOTOR VEHICLE PROVIDED PARKING SYSTEM
SE7901889L (en) 1979-03-02 1980-09-03 Karl Bengt Trehn ONE OF A PERSON AVAILABLE AND EASY PORTABLE DEVICE
US4248336A (en) 1979-04-30 1981-02-03 William Fiedler Protective shield for a parking meter winding ring
GB2071385B (en) 1979-09-10 1983-06-02 Computer Meters Pty Time metering devices
GB2077475A (en) 1980-05-27 1981-12-16 Hutt Peter Richard Apparatus for metering, electronically controlling, and displaying vehicle parking time
US4379334A (en) 1980-10-28 1983-04-05 Allright Auto Parks, Inc. Electronic parking meter
USD272291S (en) 1981-01-05 1984-01-17 The Central Trust Company, N.A. Automated teller machine module
USD278689S (en) 1982-05-27 1985-05-07 Jupe Carlen R Parking meter
JPS58121494A (en) 1982-10-01 1983-07-19 日本信号株式会社 Road parking meter for pulse radar type parking detection
US4615280A (en) 1983-11-02 1986-10-07 Diebold Incorporated High security support and enclosure structure for electronic equipment
USD289914S (en) 1984-02-13 1987-05-19 Willinger Allan H Filter housing for aquariums
USD288441S (en) 1985-11-22 1987-02-24 Bell-Canada Tubular telephone unit
FR2600448B1 (en) 1986-06-23 1989-06-02 Cga Hbs MONITORING AND OPERATING SYSTEM FOR PAID PARKING
FR2605153B1 (en) 1986-10-14 1993-12-10 Flonic Sa AUTONOMOUS ELECTRICAL SUPPLY SYSTEM
US4798273A (en) 1986-11-06 1989-01-17 Pom Incorporated Parking meter anchor
US4754126A (en) 1987-04-01 1988-06-28 Ncr Corporation Night depository method and apparatus
JPS6437661A (en) 1987-08-04 1989-02-08 Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd Parking zone control system
JPS6437661U (en) 1987-08-31 1989-03-07
JPH0788114B2 (en) 1987-12-22 1995-09-27 三菱電機株式会社 IC card
JPH01165494U (en) 1988-05-11 1989-11-20
CN1020817C (en) 1988-05-13 1993-05-19 Pom股份有限公司 Electronic parking meter system
JPH01303026A (en) 1988-05-31 1989-12-06 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Memory card
US4880406A (en) 1988-05-31 1989-11-14 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Meter handle mechanism
JPH028692A (en) 1988-06-27 1990-01-12 Matsushita Refrig Co Ltd Heat exchanger
US5036859A (en) 1988-07-26 1991-08-06 Travis International, Inc. Moisture detector and indicator
JPH0261711A (en) 1988-08-29 1990-03-01 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Power supply circuit and ic card using the same
FR2639248B1 (en) 1988-11-21 1990-12-28 Lyonnaise Eaux HOUSING FOR FILTER MODULES WITH FIBER BEAMS
ES2012688A6 (en) 1989-02-15 1990-04-01 Ventura Berti Miguel Post, specially for supporting electric power supply cables.
US5027390A (en) 1989-06-06 1991-06-25 Protel, Inc. Coin validation method and apparatus for a coin telephone or similar system having an escrow mechanism
US5184707A (en) 1989-07-24 1993-02-09 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Coin operated timing mechanism
US5029094A (en) 1989-07-24 1991-07-02 Wong Edward Y Computerized parking meter system
USD336860S (en) 1989-07-25 1993-06-29 Park-Ur-Self (Canada) Ltd. Parking meter
USD342209S (en) 1989-07-25 1993-12-14 Park-U-Self (Canada) Ltd. Parking meter
US5142277A (en) 1990-02-01 1992-08-25 Gulton Industries, Inc. Multiple device control system
USD331996S (en) 1990-04-28 1992-12-22 Fujitsu Limited Automated teller machine
JPH0487533A (en) 1990-07-24 1992-03-19 Nec Corp Memory backup battery system
US5455851A (en) 1993-07-02 1995-10-03 Executone Information Systems, Inc. System for identifying object locations
US5088073A (en) 1990-11-19 1992-02-11 Pom, Inc. Status indicator for an electronic parking meter
USD335460S (en) 1991-01-11 1993-05-11 Seikosha Co. Ltd. Timer
USD337953S (en) 1991-08-26 1993-08-03 Michael Verborn Timer for mobile telephones
US5201396A (en) 1991-11-27 1993-04-13 K-Jack Engineering Company, Inc. Electronic coin mechanism and system
USD351193S (en) 1992-04-01 1994-10-04 Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha Coin door bracket for a vending machine
US6081205A (en) 1992-05-19 2000-06-27 Williams; Douglas J. Electronic parking meter and electric automobile recharging station
US5298894A (en) 1992-06-17 1994-03-29 Badger Meter, Inc. Utility meter transponder/antenna assembly for underground installations
US5351187A (en) 1992-12-30 1994-09-27 At/Comm Incorporated Automatic debiting parking meter system
US5426363A (en) 1993-04-26 1995-06-20 Kabushiki Kaisha Honda Denshi Giken Object detecting device
USD354835S (en) 1993-06-07 1995-01-24 Coin Controls Ltd. Coin door
US5471139A (en) 1993-06-28 1995-11-28 Ems Development Corporation Fiber optic line magnetometer having thermal compensation
USD354047S (en) 1993-07-19 1995-01-03 Concourse Technologies Corporation Interactive display terminal
US5570771A (en) 1993-07-28 1996-11-05 Vincent G. Yost Electronic parking meter and system
DE4332320C1 (en) 1993-09-23 1995-05-04 Ver Glaswerke Gmbh Method for producing a laminated glass pane with inserted antenna wires
US5619932A (en) 1993-09-30 1997-04-15 Cubic Toll Systems, Inc. Vault for storing coins and/or tokens
US5382780A (en) 1993-10-01 1995-01-17 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Portable time metering device
GB2284919B (en) 1993-12-15 1997-12-24 Ramchand Tikamdas Ramchandani Electronic parking meter
US5526662A (en) 1993-12-28 1996-06-18 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Cashless key and receptacle system
USD364165S (en) 1994-01-05 1995-11-14 Packard Bell Electronics, Inc. Loudspeaker
CA2113492A1 (en) 1994-01-14 1995-07-15 Donald W. Church Apparatus and method for identifying metallic tokens and coins
DE4401993A1 (en) 1994-01-25 1995-07-27 Andreas Dipl Phys Jank parking meter
USD360734S (en) 1994-03-15 1995-07-25 Interbold Automated teller machine
US5732812A (en) 1994-04-29 1998-03-31 International Parking Systems (Proprietary) Limited Electrical power control system for parking meter
USD388227S (en) 1995-11-29 1997-12-23 Ernest R. Dallman Automatic teller machine cabinet
USD423181S (en) 1998-11-25 2000-04-18 Dallman Industrial Corporation Automatic teller machine (ATM) surround
USD360737S (en) 1994-07-06 1995-07-25 Helbig Jr Arthur L Kiosk
FI944738A (en) 1994-10-07 1996-04-08 Parkit Oy System and method for paying the parking fee
US5507378A (en) 1994-11-03 1996-04-16 Tricom Corporation Coin box receptacle
TW286390B (en) 1995-02-13 1996-09-21 Konami Co Ltd
NL9500267A (en) 1995-02-14 1996-09-02 Nedap Nv Parking meter with control system.
JP3441832B2 (en) 1995-02-27 2003-09-02 日本信号株式会社 Ticket-vending machine
USD375607S (en) 1995-03-14 1996-11-12 Interbold Automated teller machine
CA2173428A1 (en) 1995-04-06 1996-10-07 Donald W. Church Electronic parking meter
JPH08305998A (en) 1995-05-08 1996-11-22 Yagi Antenna Co Ltd Parking lot management system
US5640002A (en) 1995-08-15 1997-06-17 Ruppert; Jonathan Paul Portable RF ID tag and barcode reader
USD395133S (en) 1995-08-31 1998-06-09 Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux Coin door assembly
KR100470517B1 (en) 1995-11-21 2005-04-19 톰슨 콘슈머 일렉트로닉스, 인코포레이티드 Information disc handling device for multi-disc player
JP2863727B2 (en) 1996-03-08 1999-03-03 日本アンテナ株式会社 Single wire spiral antenna
CA2248347C (en) 1996-04-02 2005-10-04 Parcoflex Inc. Urban parking system
WO1997037328A1 (en) 1996-04-02 1997-10-09 Parcoflex Inc. Urban parking system
CA2511461C (en) 1996-04-02 2007-02-27 Luc Ouimet Urban parking system
US6098361A (en) 1996-04-24 2000-08-08 Pom, Inc. Parking meter anchor system
CA2178666C (en) 1996-06-10 2002-01-01 Mark R. Dee Electronic module for conventional parking meter
USD396655S (en) 1996-07-10 1998-08-04 Reset (Aust) Pty Ltd Pedestal for a parking meter
IL118898A (en) 1996-07-21 2004-08-31 Shlomo Zytman Parking management system
GB9618110D0 (en) 1996-08-30 1996-10-09 Ncr Int Inc Improved self-service system
USD393212S (en) 1996-09-19 1998-04-07 Tom Lucas Parking meter
CA2186406A1 (en) 1996-09-25 1998-03-26 Tom Lucas Parking meter assemblies
US5803228A (en) 1996-09-26 1998-09-08 Lucas; Tom Parking meter assemblies
US6243028B1 (en) 1996-12-13 2001-06-05 Agenor Krygler Parking meter
BR7602399U (en) 1996-12-19 1998-10-27 Embrapa Centro Nacional De Pes Main data collector module for use in the field
US6026946A (en) 1997-03-10 2000-02-22 Pom, Inc. Enhanced coin discrimination systems and methods
USRE38626E1 (en) 1997-03-14 2004-10-19 Visionary Technology, Inc. Parking regulation enforcement system
US6845905B2 (en) 1997-03-26 2005-01-25 Vendingdata Corporation Currency container tracking system and a currency container for use therewith
US7624919B2 (en) 1997-05-07 2009-12-01 Diebold, Incorporated ATM system and method
US5906260A (en) 1997-07-03 1999-05-25 Lucent Technologies Inc. Anti-fraud coin chute device
USD400684S (en) 1997-07-29 1998-11-03 Dallman Ernest R Automatic teller machine cabinet
US6129807A (en) 1997-10-06 2000-10-10 Applied Materials, Inc. Apparatus for monitoring processing of a substrate
GB9722551D0 (en) 1997-10-25 1997-12-24 Ncr Int Inc Card reader
USD400115S (en) 1997-10-27 1998-10-27 Michael Yaron Combined transmitter and receiver for a vehicle parking indicator sensor
US20040160906A1 (en) 2002-06-21 2004-08-19 Aware, Inc. Multicarrier transmission system with low power sleep mode and rapid-on capability
IT1298499B1 (en) 1998-01-28 2000-01-12 Rosanna Venegoni PARKING DEVICE FOR TWO-WHEEL VEHICLES INTENDED TO BE INSTALLED IN A PARKING AREA EQUIPPED WITH A PARKING METER
US5936527A (en) 1998-02-10 1999-08-10 E-Tag Systems, Inc. Method and apparatus for locating and tracking documents and other objects
US6236716B1 (en) 1998-02-11 2001-05-22 Nortel Networks Ltd Call parking and paging system and method of operation
US6380853B1 (en) 1998-02-23 2002-04-30 Marconi Commerce Systems Inc. Customer-sensitive dispenser using proximity sensing devices
US6731942B1 (en) 1998-03-06 2004-05-04 Mirafin Ag Two-way pager for providing communication of alphanumeric messages over the GSM/GPRS network
US5946774A (en) 1998-04-03 1999-09-07 Ramsey; Edward Hidden door hinge
USD411848S (en) 1998-04-08 1999-07-06 Eastman Kodak Company Electronic camera
US7284692B1 (en) 2004-03-31 2007-10-23 Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated ATM with RFID card, note, and check reading capabilities
US7240827B2 (en) 2002-11-26 2007-07-10 Diebold, Incorporated Automated banking machine with improved resistance to fraud
US7004385B1 (en) 2003-04-01 2006-02-28 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Currency dispensing ATM with RFID card reader
US7946480B2 (en) 1998-04-17 2011-05-24 Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Transaction dependent on ATM receiving user input of the security code sent during transaction to account'S designated mobile phone
IL124133A (en) 1998-04-20 2010-04-29 Nessim Igal Levy System and method for charging for vehicle parking
USD412233S (en) 1998-06-10 1999-07-20 ScoreCast, Inc. Kiosk
DE19825884A1 (en) 1998-06-10 1999-12-16 Hilti Ag Undercut dowels
US6477505B2 (en) 1998-07-08 2002-11-05 Ward, Ii Seth Electronic parking meter locking system
DE69900298T2 (en) 1998-07-14 2002-06-20 Lucent Technologies Inc Wireless parking meter
US6114623A (en) 1998-10-16 2000-09-05 Hubbell Incorporated Poke-through floor fitting
US6539370B1 (en) 1998-11-13 2003-03-25 International Business Machines Corporation Dynamically generated HTML formatted reports
WO2000031694A2 (en) 1998-11-25 2000-06-02 Diebold, Incorporated Automated banking machine enclosure
US20040016796A1 (en) 1998-11-25 2004-01-29 Diebold, Incorporated Automated banking apparatus and method
US7883005B2 (en) 1998-11-25 2011-02-08 Diebold, Incorporated Banking system controlled by data bearing records
USD421399S (en) 1999-01-05 2000-03-07 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Display panel
US6109418A (en) 1999-01-15 2000-08-29 Intelligent Devices, Inc. Tool-less parking meter mechanism and icon display
KR200348440Y1 (en) 1999-02-05 2004-04-29 삼성전자주식회사 The shelf of refrigerator
USD430045S (en) 1999-02-22 2000-08-29 Seiko Epson Corporation Digital metronome
JP3997031B2 (en) 1999-03-11 2007-10-24 株式会社日本コンラックス Coin withdrawal lever for coin sorter
US6227343B1 (en) 1999-03-30 2001-05-08 Millenium Enterprises Ltd. Dual coil coin identifier
WO2000059201A1 (en) 1999-03-31 2000-10-05 A.R. Weiner Corporate Ltd. Electronic parking meter system and method
JP3202724B2 (en) 1999-03-31 2001-08-27 埼玉日本電気株式会社 Mobile terminal
US6380851B1 (en) 1999-05-12 2002-04-30 Schlumberger Resource Management Services, Inc. Processing and presenting information received from a plurality of remote sensors
US6446411B2 (en) 1999-05-25 2002-09-10 Anthony Mario Natelli, Jr. Reinforced pole with apparatus and method for anchoring
US6121880A (en) 1999-05-27 2000-09-19 Intermec Ip Corp. Sticker transponder for use on glass surface
AU5158800A (en) 1999-05-28 2000-12-18 Basic Resources, Inc. Wireless transceiver network employing node-to-node data messaging
USD447519S1 (en) 1999-07-09 2001-09-04 The Sharper Image Water resistant audio entertainment device
USD423755S (en) 1999-07-20 2000-04-25 Citicorp Development Center, Inc. ATM surrounding device
USD430810S (en) 1999-08-10 2000-09-12 Seiko Epson Corporation Digital metronome
US6188328B1 (en) 1999-08-20 2001-02-13 George Ho Vehicle parking device
US6373401B2 (en) 1999-08-20 2002-04-16 George Ho Vehicle parking arrangements
DE29914816U1 (en) 1999-08-26 2000-01-05 Krygler Geb Gwardiak Parking machine
KR20010028481A (en) 1999-09-21 2001-04-06 이보선 parking management system for advance payment self-service and control method thereof
US6946974B1 (en) 1999-09-28 2005-09-20 Racunas Jr Robert Vincent Web-based systems and methods for internet communication of substantially real-time parking data
US6812857B1 (en) 1999-11-12 2004-11-02 Shaffiq Kassab Parking meter control dispatch and information system and method
USD460005S1 (en) 1999-12-08 2002-07-09 Schlumberger Systemes Street parking meter
GB0001548D0 (en) 2000-01-24 2000-03-15 Air Pay Limited A method and device for crediting a creditable machine
USD431788S (en) 2000-01-28 2000-10-10 Duncan Industries Parking meter
AU2001233149A1 (en) 2000-02-09 2001-08-20 Dominic Pang Corp. Method and apparatus for accessing web pages
FR2805641B1 (en) 2000-02-24 2003-05-30 Schlumberger Systems & Service METHOD FOR MANAGING PARKING SPACES
AUPQ620100A0 (en) 2000-03-14 2000-04-06 Reinhardt International Pty Limited A parking meter system
AU2006203554A1 (en) 2000-03-14 2006-09-07 Reinhardt International Pty Limited A parking meter system
IL169559A (en) 2000-03-27 2011-05-31 Pdm Co Ltd Vehicle related services system and methodology
US6697730B2 (en) 2000-04-04 2004-02-24 Georgia Tech Research Corp. Communications and computing based urban transit system
USD437468S1 (en) 2000-04-26 2001-02-06 Fujitsu Limited Automatic teller machine
USD439591S1 (en) 2000-05-12 2001-03-27 Trailtimer Co. Camera and motion sensor housing
JP2002042181A (en) 2000-07-27 2002-02-08 Hankyu Corp Ticket-vending machine, ticket-vending method, and storage medium
JP2002074430A (en) 2000-09-01 2002-03-15 Casio Comput Co Ltd Parking managing system
US7062305B1 (en) 2000-09-15 2006-06-13 Trimble Navigation Limited Location identifying apparatus and method of identifying the location of a user
US7133659B2 (en) 2000-09-29 2006-11-07 Nokia Mobile Phones Limited Methods of operating a reservation system using electronic device cover with embedded transponder
US6373422B1 (en) 2000-10-26 2002-04-16 Texas Instruments Incorporated Method and apparatus employing decimation filter for down conversion in a receiver
USD447714S1 (en) 2000-11-01 2001-09-11 Measurement Specialties Inc. Combined transmitter and receiver for a vehicle parking indicator sensor
USD449010S1 (en) 2000-11-01 2001-10-09 Measurement Specialties Inc. Vehicle parking indicator sensor
USD454807S1 (en) 2000-11-01 2002-03-26 Measurement Specialties Inc. Vehicle parking indicator sensor
USD463749S1 (en) 2000-11-01 2002-10-01 Measurement Specialties, Inc. Combined transmitter and receiver for a vehicle parking indicator sensor
US6366220B1 (en) 2000-11-08 2002-04-02 Bbnt Solutions Llc RF tag based system and method for drive-through applications
US6628240B2 (en) 2000-11-08 2003-09-30 American Pacific Technology Method and apparatus for rapid staking of antennae in smart card manufacture
US20020111768A1 (en) 2000-11-30 2002-08-15 Ghorayeb Sleiman R. Infrared timing meter system
US7181426B2 (en) 2000-12-14 2007-02-20 International Business Machines Corporation Method and systems for space reservation on parking lots with mechanisms for space auctioning, over-booking, reservation period extensions, and incentives
US6433706B1 (en) 2000-12-26 2002-08-13 Anderson, Iii Philip M. License plate surveillance system
FR2820232B1 (en) 2001-01-30 2004-09-03 Schlumberger Systems & Service METHOD OF PAYING FOR A PARKING SPACE
US20020100399A1 (en) 2001-01-30 2002-08-01 Young Neil M. Drop safe
US6344806B1 (en) 2001-02-15 2002-02-05 Yoram Katz Parking status control system and method
US6559776B2 (en) 2001-02-15 2003-05-06 Yoram Katz Parking status control system and method
USD454421S1 (en) 2001-02-27 2002-03-12 Hyosung Corporation Cash dispenser
CN2470887Y (en) 2001-02-28 2002-01-09 郑州华普奥原电子泊车设备有限公司 Non-contact IC-card parking meter structure
USD467954S1 (en) 2001-03-28 2002-12-31 Nec Corporation Camera for a portable wireless telephone
US6879930B2 (en) 2001-03-30 2005-04-12 Microsoft Corporation Capacitance touch slider
USD450253S1 (en) 2001-04-16 2001-11-13 Schlumberger Systemes Parking meter
FR2823892B1 (en) 2001-04-18 2003-06-13 Schlumberger Systems & Service PAYABLE PARKING LODGE FOR A PLURALITY OF PARKING SPACES
CA2387540C (en) 2001-05-30 2010-04-06 Ralph G. Ferguson Electronic parking meter system
US7221279B2 (en) 2001-06-11 2007-05-22 Nielsen Wyn Y Elimination—absorber monitoring system
KR100400985B1 (en) 2001-06-13 2003-10-08 한국교통종합개발(주) System for managing vehicle parking without operator using telecommunication system
AUPR641301A0 (en) 2001-07-16 2001-08-09 Reinhardt International Pty Limited Parking meter enforcement system
AU784379B2 (en) 2001-07-16 2006-03-23 Reinhardt International Pty Limited Parking meter enforcement system
US6575281B2 (en) 2001-07-18 2003-06-10 Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. Coupling device
US7533809B1 (en) 2001-09-21 2009-05-19 Yt Acquisition Corporation System and method for operating a parking facility
US8770372B2 (en) 2012-02-03 2014-07-08 Ellenby Technologies, Inc. Coin and bill dispensing safe
USD472362S1 (en) 2001-10-18 2003-03-25 Brad Zerman Miniature automated teller machine
USD488280S1 (en) 2001-10-18 2004-04-06 Brad Zerman Miniature automated teller machine
US7028888B2 (en) 2001-11-05 2006-04-18 Diebold Incorporated Automated banking machine currency tracking system
AT413460B (en) 2002-01-10 2006-03-15 Siemens Business Services Gmbh METHOD FOR VERIFYING A DEPLETED VEHICLE
US7451917B2 (en) 2002-01-11 2008-11-18 Hand Held Products, Inc. Transaction terminal comprising imaging module
SE524536C2 (en) 2002-01-28 2004-08-24 Modul System Sweden Ab Procedure for checking parked vehicles
EP1470535B1 (en) 2002-01-30 2010-06-02 Iem Sa Parking meter with electronic display of the image of the parking tickets
US6734798B2 (en) 2002-01-31 2004-05-11 Ervin M. Smith Fuel dispenser with a human detection and recognition system
JP4355124B2 (en) 2002-01-31 2009-10-28 インターナショナル・ビジネス・マシーンズ・コーポレーション Entrance / exit management system, entrance / exit management method, program for executing entrance / exit management, and recording medium recording the program
US9169626B2 (en) 2003-02-20 2015-10-27 Fatih Guler Automatic bathroom flushers
AU2003252901A1 (en) 2002-04-18 2003-12-11 Walker Digital, Llc Method and Apparatus for Authenticating Data Relating to Usage of a Gaming Device
USD471238S1 (en) 2002-05-13 2003-03-04 Delaware Capital Formation, Inc. Car wash entry station face plate
GB0211644D0 (en) 2002-05-21 2002-07-03 Wesby Philip B System and method for remote asset management
US8611919B2 (en) 2002-05-23 2013-12-17 Wounder Gmbh., Llc System, method, and computer program product for providing location based services and mobile e-commerce
US20030234888A1 (en) 2002-06-25 2003-12-25 Jia-Cherng Hong Carried image processing device
USD490727S1 (en) 2002-07-03 2004-06-01 Omron Corporation Automatic temperature control machine
USD477030S1 (en) 2002-09-24 2003-07-08 Usa Technologies, Inc. Vending machine cashless payment terminal
US7023360B2 (en) 2002-10-07 2006-04-04 John Staniszewski Vehicle parking assistance electronic timer system and method
US20050216354A1 (en) 2002-10-23 2005-09-29 Vayusa, Inc. System and method for coordinating payment identification systems
CA2443677C (en) 2002-11-25 2004-10-05 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking system using wireless enforcement terminals and real time occupancy data
USD485417S1 (en) 2002-12-18 2004-01-13 Diebold Self Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Automated teller machine
US6966485B2 (en) 2002-12-19 2005-11-22 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Cash dispensing automated banking machine with improved user observation capabilities
US7150392B2 (en) 2002-12-19 2006-12-19 Diebold Self-Service Systems Cash dispensing automated banking machine with user interface illumination devices
USD481516S1 (en) 2002-12-19 2003-10-28 Diebold Self Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Automated teller machine
CN100452098C (en) 2002-12-26 2009-01-14 迪布尔特有限公司 Cash dispensing automated banking machine display failure detection system and method
US7382277B2 (en) 2003-02-12 2008-06-03 Edward D. Ioli Trust System for tracking suspicious vehicular activity
US7450520B2 (en) 2003-02-14 2008-11-11 Nortel Networks Limited Remote interface for a network device in the physical plant
US7044367B2 (en) 2003-03-10 2006-05-16 Diebold Self - Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Cash dispensing automated banking machine with a trim cap linkage system and method
WO2004081740A2 (en) 2003-03-10 2004-09-23 Diebold Incorporated Cash dispensing automated banking machine with improved card retention capabilities and method
FR2853113B1 (en) 2003-03-31 2005-07-01 Schlumberger Systems & Service APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH MEANS FOR MAINTAINING AGAINST A COMMUNICATION SURFACE OF A CONTACTLESS DATA CARRIER
GB0307763D0 (en) 2003-04-04 2003-05-07 Zap Corp Uk The Ltd System and method of broadcasting advertisements
WO2004099926A2 (en) 2003-04-30 2004-11-18 Acs State & Local Solutions, Inc. Multiple client field device data acquisition and storage
US7783530B2 (en) 2003-06-10 2010-08-24 At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Parking reservation systems and related methods
US6910625B2 (en) 2003-06-26 2005-06-28 Itautec Philco S/A - Grupo Itautec Philco Commercial self-service equipment
US6970141B2 (en) * 2003-07-02 2005-11-29 Sensormatic Electronics Corporation Phase compensated field-cancelling nested loop antenna
US7654452B2 (en) 2003-07-11 2010-02-02 Tc License Ltd. Self-service electronic toll collection unit and system
US7671803B2 (en) 2003-07-25 2010-03-02 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Wireless communication system
USD492081S1 (en) 2003-07-28 2004-06-22 Diebold Self Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Automated teller machine
USD492080S1 (en) 2003-07-28 2004-06-22 Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Automated teller machine
BR0303076A (en) 2003-08-12 2005-03-29 Itautec Philco Sa Control, monitoring and management system applied to self-service banking terminals
JP4247079B2 (en) 2003-09-09 2009-04-02 株式会社東芝 Ticketing device
WO2005027035A1 (en) 2003-09-16 2005-03-24 Gold Fusion International Limited Contactless transmission system, apparatus and method
USD492085S1 (en) 2003-10-17 2004-06-22 Diebold Self-Service Systems A Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Automated teller machine privacy surround
USD498795S1 (en) 2003-10-30 2004-11-23 Mars, Incorporated Front bezel of a document validator
US7385484B2 (en) 2003-11-07 2008-06-10 Sanjeev Nath Method for automobile registry control system
USD494730S1 (en) 2003-11-17 2004-08-17 Diebold Self-Service Systems, Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Automated teller machine
USD505240S1 (en) 2003-11-19 2005-05-17 Ncr Corporation Self-service terminal
USD505765S1 (en) 2003-11-19 2005-05-31 Ncr Corporation Self-service terminal
USD497814S1 (en) 2003-11-19 2004-11-02 Mechtronix Systems Inc. Parking terminal
USD506769S1 (en) 2003-12-05 2005-06-28 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Surveillance television camera
US7046123B1 (en) 2003-12-31 2006-05-16 Rob Goldberg Parking meter key chain timer
US7237176B2 (en) 2004-01-12 2007-06-26 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Partitioning data for error correction
US20050168352A1 (en) 2004-01-26 2005-08-04 Natan Tomer Citation free parking method
USD508064S1 (en) 2004-02-06 2005-08-02 Anthony Ramirez Housing for a camera
JP2005242888A (en) 2004-02-27 2005-09-08 Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd Parking lot utilization point management system, point issuing machine, and point informaton management method
US7982601B2 (en) 2004-03-22 2011-07-19 Innovation Law Group, Ltd. Multi-modal active RFID tag with biometric sensors, systems and methods of ITV tracking
US7419091B1 (en) 2004-03-30 2008-09-02 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Cash dispensing automated banking machine with disposable cash display
DK1747543T3 (en) 2004-05-17 2013-07-22 Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd Procedure, apparatus and system for recording exceeded parking time
RU2006145904A (en) 2004-05-25 2008-06-27 Дайболд, Инкорпорейтед (Us) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSTIC OF BANK AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR CASH
CA107147S (en) 2004-05-26 2005-08-26 Digital Pioneer Technologies Corp Automated payment station
US7950570B2 (en) 2004-06-16 2011-05-31 Ipt, Llc Parking environment management system and method
US20060020487A1 (en) 2004-06-18 2006-01-26 David Spittel Parking fee system and method
US8510300B2 (en) 2004-07-02 2013-08-13 Goldman, Sachs & Co. Systems and methods for managing information associated with legal, compliance and regulatory risk
USD546365S1 (en) 2004-07-12 2007-07-10 Sevic System Ag Automotive windshield display projector
EP1782402A2 (en) 2004-07-21 2007-05-09 Moosa Eisa Al Amri Pager device and system for parking payment charges
DE102004035224B4 (en) 2004-07-21 2006-11-23 Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh Self-service device with tamper detection
USD520883S1 (en) 2004-09-07 2006-05-16 Control4 Corporation Wall-mounted LCD HVAC thermometer
US7375616B2 (en) 2004-09-08 2008-05-20 Nokia Corporation Electronic near field communication enabled multifunctional device and method of its operation
US20060072286A1 (en) 2004-10-06 2006-04-06 Baton Digital Electronic Tech. Co., Ltd. [swinging display mounting structure]
USD524834S1 (en) 2004-11-12 2006-07-11 Dozier Financial Corporation External surface configuration of a camera housing
GB0427693D0 (en) 2004-12-17 2005-01-19 Ncr Int Inc An automated teller machine
US20060173733A1 (en) 2005-01-07 2006-08-03 Mark Fancher System and method for centralized parking management
US7355527B2 (en) 2005-01-10 2008-04-08 William Franklin System and method for parking infraction detection
WO2006076773A1 (en) 2005-01-20 2006-07-27 Reinhardt International Pty Limited An integrated parking, enforcement and detection arrangement
KR20070119034A (en) 2005-03-11 2007-12-18 테크티움 엘티디. Bidirectional battery charge controller
USD590808S1 (en) 2005-03-29 2009-04-21 Vimar S.P.A. Entry phone
US7899583B2 (en) 2005-04-12 2011-03-01 Ehud Mendelson System and method of detecting and navigating to empty parking spaces
US7271738B2 (en) 2005-04-12 2007-09-18 International Business Machines Corporation Restricted parking system
JP2006331396A (en) 2005-04-27 2006-12-07 Sony Corp Delivery system, delivery server device and relay server device used for this system, and data processing method for these devices
US20060259354A1 (en) 2005-05-13 2006-11-16 Chen Yan Billing management system of parking facility
US9407608B2 (en) 2005-05-26 2016-08-02 Citrix Systems, Inc. Systems and methods for enhanced client side policy
US7780072B1 (en) 2005-06-03 2010-08-24 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Enclosure for automated banking machine
US7611045B1 (en) 2005-06-03 2009-11-03 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Enclosure for automated banking machine
US7726558B1 (en) 2005-06-03 2010-06-01 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Enclosure for automated banking machine
AU2006255054A1 (en) 2005-06-08 2006-12-14 Powercast Corporation Powering devices using RF energy harvesting
EP1748393A1 (en) 2005-07-27 2007-01-31 Parkmobile Group B.V. Method of and parking management system for managing the issuing of parking right and a parking space navigation system for use with said method
US7533802B1 (en) 2005-08-08 2009-05-19 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Automated banking machine system and method
US7262737B2 (en) 2005-08-15 2007-08-28 Palm, Inc. Extendable antenna architecture
US7737581B2 (en) 2005-08-16 2010-06-15 Medtronic Minimed, Inc. Method and apparatus for predicting end of battery life
RU2008111443A (en) 2005-08-29 2009-10-20 Фредерик Л МИТШЕЛЬ (CA) SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PAID PARKING
DE102005041290A1 (en) 2005-08-31 2007-03-01 Siemens Ag Parking-fee paying system for motor vehicle, has terminal in parking space for inputting of parking data for parking fee payment, where terminal wirelessly transmits inputted data to fee center, and data has license number of parked vehicle
US20070061155A1 (en) 2005-09-13 2007-03-15 Yiming Ji Universal Vehicle Communication & Management System
KR100693204B1 (en) 2005-09-22 2007-03-13 쓰리에이로직스(주) Antenna for near field communication, near field communication terminal having the same, radio frequency antenna, and ic card having the same
USD559792S1 (en) 2005-09-28 2008-01-15 Abb Technology Ag Human-machine interface for electrical protection devices
JP4499643B2 (en) 2005-09-30 2010-07-07 日立オートモティブシステムズ株式会社 Multistage fuel injection internal combustion engine
US20080270227A1 (en) 2005-10-29 2008-10-30 Moosa Eisa Al Amri System for Checking the Payment of Vehicle Parking Charges
USD530880S1 (en) 2005-11-07 2006-10-24 Diebold SCLF-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated Self service transaction terminal
TW200723149A (en) 2005-12-06 2007-06-16 Sin Etke Technology Co Ltd Parking lot reservation system with electronic identification
USD538505S1 (en) 2005-12-15 2007-03-13 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
US7891546B1 (en) 2007-01-11 2011-02-22 Diebold Self-Service Systems , division of Diebold, Incorporated Cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method
US20070184852A1 (en) 2006-01-17 2007-08-09 Johnson David W Method and system for location of objects within a specified geographic area
USD543588S1 (en) 2006-01-26 2007-05-29 Usa Technologies, Inc. Point of sale terminal mountable on a vending machine
JP2007218161A (en) 2006-02-16 2007-08-30 Denso Corp Vane type pump device and leak check system using same
US20070210935A1 (en) 2006-03-10 2007-09-13 Intellipark, Llc Electronic parking meter with vehicle detecting sensor
AU312070S (en) 2006-03-21 2006-12-18 Mirae Ind Systems Co An automatic parking ticket dispenser and calculator
US20070276724A1 (en) 2006-05-12 2007-11-29 Gary Arthur Catt Pay station
USD592825S1 (en) 2006-06-12 2009-05-19 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
KR20060088085A (en) 2006-06-19 2006-08-03 주식회사 제이소프트테크놀로지 System for expose a unlawful parking of a handicapped person's private parking zone
NL1032040C2 (en) 2006-06-21 2007-12-27 Flo Solutions B V Parking time registration and payment system.
USD582125S1 (en) 2006-06-22 2008-12-02 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
JP2008047049A (en) 2006-08-21 2008-02-28 Brother Ind Ltd Wireless tag communication device and tag label generation device
KR101182467B1 (en) 2006-09-20 2012-09-12 에스케이플래닛 주식회사 System and method for parking management using rfid
USD579795S1 (en) 2006-09-20 2008-11-04 Parkeon Parking meter
US7554460B2 (en) 2006-09-25 2009-06-30 Jeff Verkleeren Utility meter antenna for ground mounted meter boxes
FR2906915B1 (en) 2006-10-05 2009-01-16 Parkeon CARD READER AND SERVICE PROVIDER MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A CARD READER.
ES2674598T3 (en) 2006-10-24 2018-07-02 Crane Payment Innovations, Inc. Front panel of contactless smart card
TW200820463A (en) 2006-10-25 2008-05-01 Lighthouse Technology Co Ltd Light-improving SMD diode holder and package thereof
EP2077815B1 (en) 2006-10-30 2013-09-04 International Business Machines Corporation Self-powered rfid tag activated by a fluid and method for using such rfid tags
WO2008052247A1 (en) 2006-11-01 2008-05-08 Tea-Cha Teaware Pty Limited Method and apparatus for making a tea concentrate
CA2668394A1 (en) 2006-11-03 2008-05-08 Bijam Biosciences Private Limited Production of functionally effective organic molecules from lignite cleavage
JP2008140187A (en) 2006-12-01 2008-06-19 Sony Corp Display unit, display method and program
JP5026530B2 (en) * 2007-02-02 2012-09-12 アズテック・アソシエイツ・インク Utility monitoring device, monitoring system thereof, and monitoring method thereof
AU314132S (en) 2007-02-27 2007-05-18 Ips Group Inc A parking meter
US8487754B2 (en) 2007-02-28 2013-07-16 Frederick L. Mitschele Parking enforcement system and method using wireless in-ground sensors
US7679526B2 (en) 2007-03-01 2010-03-16 Technology Patents, Llc Systems and methods for use with traffic ticket printing parking meters
US8402380B2 (en) 2007-04-30 2013-03-19 Microsoft Corporation Event highlighting and differentiation view
US8646056B2 (en) * 2007-05-17 2014-02-04 U.S. Cellular Corporation User-friendly multifactor mobile authentication
AU315845S (en) 2007-06-18 2007-08-31 Ips Group Inc Parking meter
AU315847S (en) 2007-06-18 2007-08-31 Ips Group Inc Parking meter
AU315846S (en) 2007-06-18 2007-08-31 Ips Group Inc Parking meter
USD596373S1 (en) 2007-07-06 2009-07-14 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
CA2693911A1 (en) 2007-07-18 2009-01-22 Allan J. Bazar System and method for managing parking rights
US8026832B2 (en) 2007-08-27 2011-09-27 Traffic Technologies, Inc. Mobile system for exacting parking tolls
US8181855B2 (en) 2007-08-29 2012-05-22 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Banking system controlled responsive to data bearing records
US8181857B1 (en) 2007-08-29 2012-05-22 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Banking system controlled responsive to data bearing records
TWI391845B (en) 2007-09-14 2013-04-01 Sony Corp An input device, a control device, a control system, a control method, and a handheld device
US20090099761A1 (en) 2007-10-11 2009-04-16 Genpower, Inc. Wireless, battery-powered, photovoltaically charged and monitored runway-based aircraft identification system and method
ITVE20070078A1 (en) 2007-10-23 2009-04-24 Alfiero Guiotto SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC PAYMENT OF VEHICLE PARKING AND ITS ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
CA122930S (en) 2007-10-31 2008-09-22 Ips Group Inc Parking meter
CA126745S (en) 2007-10-31 2008-09-22 Ips Group Inc Parking meter
US8207394B2 (en) 2007-11-13 2012-06-26 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Induction coil wetness sensor for an absorbent article
US7907061B2 (en) 2007-11-14 2011-03-15 Intersil Americas Inc. Proximity sensors and methods for sensing proximity
TWI443987B (en) 2007-11-26 2014-07-01 Mstar Semiconductor Inc Near field communication system and associated display device
JP5125465B2 (en) 2007-12-11 2013-01-23 ソニー株式会社 Communication device
US8417715B1 (en) 2007-12-19 2013-04-09 Tilmann Bruckhaus Platform independent plug-in methods and systems for data mining and analytics
KR100878574B1 (en) 2007-12-28 2009-01-15 제일모직주식회사 Nylon/reinforced fiber composition
USD596374S1 (en) 2007-12-31 2009-07-14 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
US20090177580A1 (en) 2008-01-07 2009-07-09 Lowenthal Richard W Collection of electric vehicle power consumption tax
DE102008007930A1 (en) 2008-02-07 2009-08-13 Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn Light switch for motor vehicle, has push button switches for auxiliary lights provided within rotating assembly and disappearing push/push switch with rotary knobs for instrument illumination control and headlight range regulation
US20110313822A1 (en) 2008-02-26 2011-12-22 Joshua Burdick Method of Assessing Parking Fees Based Upon Vehicle Length
FR2928678A1 (en) 2008-03-14 2009-09-18 Parkeon Soc Par Actions Simpli Lock for use in pay and display machine to block shutter with respect to cavity, has rotor connected to outlet shaft, so that opening control movement of lock drives opening movement of lock in coupled configuration
US20090256707A1 (en) 2008-03-15 2009-10-15 Uschold Robert C Device and method to prevent damage to objects mounted on top of automobiles
JP5238316B2 (en) 2008-03-27 2013-07-17 アマノ株式会社 Parking lot management machine
USD588916S1 (en) 2008-04-02 2009-03-24 Mary Kay Inc. Container
US20090287578A1 (en) 2008-05-19 2009-11-19 Michael Adam Paluszek Charging station for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles
PT2301000T (en) 2008-06-19 2016-11-11 Soc Stationnement Urbain Dev Et Etudes (Sude Sas) Parking locator system including vehicle and user identifiers
GB0812286D0 (en) 2008-07-04 2008-08-13 Electro Automation N I Ltd Method and apparatus for deterring unauthorsied parking
EP2324469B1 (en) 2008-07-18 2017-08-23 Sensys Networks, Inc. Method and apparatus generating and/or using estimates of arterial vehicular movement
USD591181S1 (en) 2008-07-18 2009-04-28 Kanbar Maurice S Digital timer
CN201303054Y (en) 2008-08-27 2009-09-02 中兴通讯股份有限公司 Electronic terminal device and near-field communication antenna thereof
PT2411586E (en) 2008-10-23 2016-02-23 Steelroot Portugal Lda Adjustment system for connections between metal structures
US20100106517A1 (en) 2008-10-23 2010-04-29 General Electric Company Systems for and methods of medical scheduling based on simulation-based optimization
IL195208A (en) 2008-11-10 2014-05-28 Ofer Lidror Portable electronic parking permit tag and a method for use thereof
KR101490706B1 (en) 2008-11-28 2015-02-06 노틸러스효성 주식회사 Apparatus for opening and closing interception plate in Automatic Teller Machine
US20100153193A1 (en) 2008-12-17 2010-06-17 International Business Corporation Variable-rate transport fees based on hazardous travel conditions
USD651784S1 (en) 2008-12-18 2012-01-03 Ncr Corporation Self-service terminal
US8321349B2 (en) 2008-12-18 2012-11-27 Ncr Corporation Methods of operating a self-service check depositing terminal to provide an acknowledgement receipt
AT507762B1 (en) 2008-12-22 2010-09-15 Laserplast Richard Wagner Kuns DEVICE FOR PROTECTING MONEY OUTPUT AUTOMATES
USD604189S1 (en) 2008-12-30 2009-11-17 Robert Bosch Gmbh Front face of an electronic water timer
US8866624B2 (en) 2008-12-31 2014-10-21 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Conductor-less detection system for an absorbent article
US20100168694A1 (en) 2008-12-31 2010-07-01 Sudhanshu Gakhar Infrared Wetness Detection System For An Absorbent Article
US8240561B2 (en) 2009-03-03 2012-08-14 Cubic Corporation Contactless smartcard authentication
USD605145S1 (en) 2009-03-27 2009-12-01 Lifesize Communications, Inc. Videoconferencing device
USD624274S1 (en) 2009-04-20 2010-09-21 Pendleton Safe Company Safe
US20120073222A1 (en) 2009-06-05 2012-03-29 Sa.M.E. S.R.L. Cladding system for external walls of buildings
BRPI1014602A2 (en) 2009-06-12 2016-04-05 Diebold Inc banking system that operates in response to data read from data bearer records
US9000949B2 (en) 2009-07-10 2015-04-07 Streetsmart Technology Llc Gen II meter system with multiple processors, multiple detection sensor types, fault tolerance methods, power sharing and multiple user interface methods
US20110022427A1 (en) 2009-07-23 2011-01-27 Medwin Dayan System and Method for Determining and Reserving Available Parking
US8138950B1 (en) 2009-07-24 2012-03-20 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army Programmable parking meter and integrated paging transmitter
US20110218940A1 (en) 2009-07-28 2011-09-08 Recharge Power Llc Parking Meter System
US9236637B2 (en) 2009-08-05 2016-01-12 Lawrence Everett Anderson Electric vehicle solar charging system
US8279107B2 (en) 2009-08-06 2012-10-02 Innovapark Llc Radar vehicle detection system
US8330624B2 (en) 2009-08-10 2012-12-11 Eric Groft Enhancements to meterless remote parking monitoring systems
US20110062230A1 (en) 2009-09-11 2011-03-17 Pom Incorporated Using A Mobile Device For Vending Payment
JP2011060206A (en) 2009-09-14 2011-03-24 Yoshio Aoki Multifunctional parking meter
USD620050S1 (en) 2009-09-28 2010-07-20 Gtech Corporation Lottery ticket dispenser
USD632740S1 (en) 2009-09-30 2011-02-15 Parkeon Automatic vending machine
USD625305S1 (en) 2009-10-21 2010-10-12 Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh Data-processing system
USD629585S1 (en) 2009-10-21 2010-12-21 Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh Data-processing system
USD627814S1 (en) 2009-10-23 2010-11-23 Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Wireless webcam
US20110106329A1 (en) 2009-11-03 2011-05-05 GRIDbot, LLC Methods and apparatus for charging station with sms user interface
FR2952745B1 (en) 2009-11-13 2011-12-16 Parkeon TWO-PART PAYMENT TERMINAL HAVING AN ASSEMBLY DEVICE
US20110153495A1 (en) 2009-11-25 2011-06-23 Cubic Corporation Mobile wireless payment and access
US9749823B2 (en) 2009-12-11 2017-08-29 Mentis Services France Providing city services using mobile devices and a sensor network
EP2510740B1 (en) 2009-12-11 2019-09-11 Stationnement Urbain Developpements et Etudes Providing city services using mobile devices and a sensor network
USD645223S1 (en) 2010-01-19 2011-09-13 Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh Data processing system
US8493025B2 (en) 2010-02-23 2013-07-23 Optimization Technologies, Inc. Electric vehicle charging station advertising systems
US8710798B2 (en) 2010-02-23 2014-04-29 Optimization Technologies, Inc. Electric vehicle charging station parking meter systems
USD635035S1 (en) 2010-03-31 2011-03-29 Seiko Precision Inc. Time recorder
USD677714S1 (en) 2010-04-07 2013-03-12 Dresser Wayne Ab Payment terminal for a fuel dispenser
USD659748S1 (en) 2010-04-07 2012-05-15 Dresser Wayne Ab Payment terminal for a fuel dispenser
USD634417S1 (en) 2010-04-23 2011-03-15 S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. Dispenser housing
US10157269B2 (en) 2010-05-06 2018-12-18 John K. Thomas Verification system for secure transmission in a distributed processing network
US9147345B2 (en) 2010-05-07 2015-09-29 Streetline Inc. Mobile parking enforcement method
USD661608S1 (en) 2010-05-25 2012-06-12 Robert Bosch Gmbh Human machine interface
US8250887B2 (en) 2010-05-26 2012-08-28 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Tamper resistant lock
US20120255333A1 (en) 2010-05-26 2012-10-11 George Allan Mackay Tamper resistant lock
USD674985S1 (en) 2010-06-08 2013-01-22 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
AU334927S (en) 2010-07-09 2011-02-01 Parkeon Recharging terminals for electric vehicles
WO2012012008A2 (en) 2010-07-23 2012-01-26 Electric Transportation Engineering Corp. System for advertising and communicating at a vehicle charging station and method of using the same
CN101923735A (en) 2010-08-20 2010-12-22 北京握奇数据系统有限公司 System and method for intelligently collecting toll in parking lots
US20130262275A1 (en) 2010-08-24 2013-10-03 Chris Outwater System and Method for providing Internet-based vehicle registration and transactions
US8424755B1 (en) 2010-09-02 2013-04-23 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Banking apparatus operated responsive to data bearing records
US20120078686A1 (en) 2010-09-27 2012-03-29 Bashani Gilad G Parking status system
US20120084210A1 (en) 2010-09-30 2012-04-05 Arvin Farahmand Mobile device payment system
KR101260576B1 (en) 2010-10-13 2013-05-06 주식회사 팬택 User Equipment and Method for providing AR service
US20120158466A1 (en) 2010-10-27 2012-06-21 American Gardens Management Co. Parking meter system with automated ticket generation for a violation
US20120143657A1 (en) 2010-12-03 2012-06-07 Cds Worldwide Pty Ltd Parking system and method
WO2012092609A2 (en) 2010-12-30 2012-07-05 Sensys Networks, Inc. Wireless and wireline sensor nodes, micro-radar, networks and systems
DE202011001371U1 (en) 2011-01-12 2011-04-14 Isoclima Gmbh Bullseye glass and associated bullet resistant device
US20120185325A1 (en) 2011-01-19 2012-07-19 Vertical Ground, LLC Method and system for distributed marketing displays on municipal parking meters
WO2012106380A1 (en) 2011-01-31 2012-08-09 Jason Lester Hill Sonic based digital networking
US20120208521A1 (en) 2011-02-11 2012-08-16 Haeger Peter Antenna Mast and a Method of Providing a Further Function in an Antenna Mast
US8731736B2 (en) 2011-02-22 2014-05-20 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. System and method for reducing driving skill atrophy
US8345845B2 (en) 2011-02-22 2013-01-01 Boyce Technologies, Inc. Public communications intercom system
CL2011002589S1 (en) 2011-04-19 2012-02-24 Hernandez Arturo Echanove Automated payment system cabinet, in the form of a rectangular prism with a rectangular base, beveled vertices, with a horizontal groove in the lower area, which delimits a portion of the recessed surface, which has a recessed longitudinal sector, on both sides it has two successions of four horizontal slits.
CL2011002592S1 (en) 2011-04-26 2012-01-20 Hernandez Arturo Echanove Ticket cabinet with a rectangular prismatic body, three triangular frontal projections, and three rectangular areas inside one another, and inside a rectangular landscape, a triangle, a rectangular projection with a central slit, and below a circular slot with a figure in "t" internal and lower triangle.
USD659557S1 (en) 2011-05-10 2012-05-15 Duncan Solutions, Inc. Parking meter mechanism
EP2527895B1 (en) 2011-05-26 2013-12-04 CCS Technology, Inc. Fiber optic distribution device
USD672525S1 (en) 2011-06-15 2012-12-11 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
USD682504S1 (en) 2011-06-15 2013-05-14 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
CN103827936B (en) 2011-07-25 2016-08-17 世界传感有限公司 Surface sensor module and the system of multiple this sensor assembly is provided
USD655263S1 (en) 2011-07-29 2012-03-06 Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Set-top box
US20130032635A1 (en) 2011-08-04 2013-02-07 Eliyahu Grinvald E-commerce platform for extending the use of proprietary transponders and/or transponder accounts
CN202217169U (en) 2011-08-11 2012-05-09 淄博职业学院 Data transmission apparatus for numerical control machine tool
FR2979726A1 (en) 2011-09-02 2013-03-08 Iem Electronic lock for safe utilized for selling e.g. goods, has keyboard actuated by operator, and smart card connected to reader by utilizing modem that is in communication with central server
USD683779S1 (en) 2011-09-20 2013-06-04 Nikon Corporation Digital camera
US9083486B2 (en) 2011-09-26 2015-07-14 Cubic Corporation Personal point of sale
US9418551B2 (en) 2011-09-27 2016-08-16 Sensys Networks, Inc. Position and/or distance measurement, parking and/or vehicle detection, apparatus, networks, operations and/or systems
US20130085928A1 (en) 2011-10-04 2013-04-04 Mastercard International, Inc. Vehicle integrated payment device
CN105891786B (en) 2011-10-19 2019-07-26 B·苏博拉曼亚 Directed velocity and range sensor
USD691165S1 (en) 2011-10-20 2013-10-08 Parkeon Display screen with graphical user interface
USD693983S1 (en) 2011-10-31 2013-11-19 Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Financial transaction machine
US20130124270A1 (en) 2011-11-03 2013-05-16 Parx Ltd Method, device and integrated system for payment of parking fees
USD677035S1 (en) 2011-11-03 2013-02-26 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
US20130143536A1 (en) 2011-12-06 2013-06-06 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Real-time parking availability system
US9342181B2 (en) 2012-01-09 2016-05-17 Nvidia Corporation Touch-screen input/output device touch sensing techniques
USD687809S1 (en) 2012-02-13 2013-08-13 Oliver Bergmann Audio system
USD707574S1 (en) 2012-03-02 2014-06-24 Coleman Cable, Llc Flip switch timer
CA2769983A1 (en) 2012-03-02 2013-09-02 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Reloading of money-storing cards in single space parking meters
US20130257589A1 (en) 2012-03-29 2013-10-03 Mohammad MOHIUDDIN Access control using an electronic lock employing short range communication with mobile device
CA145137S (en) 2012-04-02 2013-07-22 Jj Mackay Canada Ltd Single space parking meter
AU346066S (en) 2012-04-24 2013-01-03 Korala Associates Ltd A user transaction terminal
US9141868B2 (en) 2012-06-26 2015-09-22 Xerox Corporation Contemporaneously reconstructing images captured of a scene illuminated with unstructured and structured illumination sources
WO2014014494A1 (en) 2012-07-20 2014-01-23 Duncan Solutions, Inc. Electronic parking meter mechanism with wireless communication antenna
USD716671S1 (en) 2012-07-20 2014-11-04 Duncan Solutions, Inc. Parking meter mechanism
EP2690605B1 (en) 2012-07-24 2015-04-29 Scan Coin Ab Dispensers for coin handling apparatus
US9171382B2 (en) 2012-08-06 2015-10-27 Cloudparc, Inc. Tracking speeding violations and controlling use of parking spaces using cameras
US8872447B2 (en) 2012-08-08 2014-10-28 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Dual function power door
USD690771S1 (en) 2012-08-10 2013-10-01 Ips Group Inc. Vending control unit
USD683795S1 (en) 2012-08-10 2013-06-04 Ips Group Inc. Vending control unit
USD683794S1 (en) 2012-08-10 2013-06-04 Ips Group Inc. Vending machine control unit
US20140058805A1 (en) 2012-08-24 2014-02-27 Sap Ag Remotely authorizing a purchase from a head unit of a vehicle
US9519761B2 (en) 2012-09-06 2016-12-13 Paypal, Inc. Systems and methods for authentication using low quality and high quality authentication information
USD732263S1 (en) 2012-09-14 2015-06-16 Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Financial transaction machine
USD702913S1 (en) 2012-09-14 2014-04-15 Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Financial transaction machine
TW201413675A (en) 2012-09-20 2014-04-01 Wistron Corp Method of guiding parking space and related device
US9410860B2 (en) 2012-11-07 2016-08-09 Eaton Corporation Washer assembly and joint monitoring system employing the same
BR202012028578U2 (en) 2012-11-08 2014-11-25 Ilmar Laurindo SET OF PROFILES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THERMOPLASTIC WALLS, PANELS AND SQUARES
USD707142S1 (en) 2012-11-13 2014-06-17 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter
USD707140S1 (en) 2012-11-13 2014-06-17 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter
USD707141S1 (en) 2012-11-13 2014-06-17 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter
USD755650S1 (en) 2012-11-13 2016-05-10 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter
USD696484S1 (en) 2012-12-05 2013-12-24 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
USD696485S1 (en) 2012-12-05 2013-12-24 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
US9470035B2 (en) 2012-12-18 2016-10-18 Ncr Corporation Module mounting
CA2799870A1 (en) 2012-12-20 2014-06-20 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Anti-fishing device for a coin chute
US20140210646A1 (en) 2012-12-28 2014-07-31 Balu Subramanya Advanced parking and intersection management system
US11004337B2 (en) 2012-12-28 2021-05-11 Balu Subramanya Advanced parking management system
USD692784S1 (en) 2013-01-04 2013-11-05 Evado Filip Holding Ltd. Location tracking device and clip
US10121172B2 (en) 2013-01-25 2018-11-06 Municipal Parking Services Inc. Parking lot monitoring system
CA2898994C (en) 2013-01-25 2019-07-16 Municipal Parking Services Inc. Parking meter system
US20140229246A1 (en) 2013-02-11 2014-08-14 Touraj Ghaffari RFID Frequency Translator
WO2014127384A1 (en) 2013-02-18 2014-08-21 Eclipse Cash Systems, Llc Jacket for automated teller machine and related methods
US20140279565A1 (en) 2013-03-14 2014-09-18 Cirque Corporation System for secure automotive in-vehicle wireless payments
EP2973436A4 (en) 2013-03-15 2016-11-23 Balu Subramanya Advanced parking and intersection management system
US9269216B2 (en) 2013-04-25 2016-02-23 Igt Canada Solutions Ulc Gaming machine having camera for adapting displayed images to detected players
DE102013104240B4 (en) 2013-04-26 2015-10-22 R. Stahl Schaltgeräte GmbH Explosion-proof arrangement of electrical and / or electronic components
USD716515S1 (en) 2013-05-03 2014-10-28 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
WO2014206140A1 (en) 2013-06-26 2014-12-31 深圳市华路德电子技术开发有限公司 Parking meter
USD722740S1 (en) 2013-07-09 2015-02-17 Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Financial transaction machine
WO2015013217A1 (en) 2013-07-25 2015-01-29 Part It Device, system and method for capturing motor vehicle behavior
USD742371S1 (en) 2013-07-29 2015-11-03 Raytheon Company Mounted computer design
US9193359B2 (en) 2013-08-12 2015-11-24 GM Global Technology Operations LLC Vehicle systems and methods for identifying a driver
CA155136S (en) 2013-08-27 2014-10-20 Keba Ag Safe deposit box
USD735438S1 (en) 2013-09-05 2015-07-28 Ips Group, Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD735437S1 (en) 2013-09-05 2015-07-28 Ips Group, Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD735963S1 (en) 2013-09-05 2015-08-04 Ips Group, Inc. Multispace parking pay station
RU2643410C2 (en) 2013-09-10 2018-02-01 Брп Финланд Ою Snowmobile and fuel tank of snowmobile
USD749290S1 (en) 2013-09-24 2016-02-09 Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh Automatic teller machine
US10043337B2 (en) 2013-10-15 2018-08-07 Duncan Parking Technologies, Inc. Single space electronic parking meter with meter housing mounted vehicle sensor
WO2015061712A1 (en) 2013-10-24 2015-04-30 Tourmaline Labs, Inc. Systems and methods for collecting and transmitting telematics data from a mobile device
DK2881333T3 (en) 2013-12-05 2016-11-28 Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co Kg Method and device for joining lines comprising a label dispenser
KR101623776B1 (en) 2013-12-09 2016-06-07 엘지디스플레이 주식회사 Touch display driver integrated circuit and touch display device
USD739638S1 (en) 2013-12-19 2015-09-22 Ips Group, Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD739639S1 (en) 2013-12-19 2015-09-22 Ips Group, Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD735964S1 (en) 2013-12-19 2015-08-04 Ips Group, Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD735439S1 (en) 2013-12-19 2015-07-28 Ips Group, Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD755649S1 (en) 2013-12-19 2016-05-10 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD739637S1 (en) 2013-12-19 2015-09-22 Ips Group, Inc. Multispace parking pay station
US20150179070A1 (en) 2013-12-20 2015-06-25 Frogparking Limited Location-Based Vehicle Parking System
USD735965S1 (en) 2013-12-20 2015-08-04 Ips Group, Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD762040S1 (en) 2013-12-20 2016-07-19 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD748888S1 (en) 2013-12-20 2016-02-02 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD742090S1 (en) 2013-12-20 2015-10-27 Ips Group, Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD779771S1 (en) 2013-12-20 2017-02-21 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD748364S1 (en) 2013-12-20 2016-01-26 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD746015S1 (en) 2013-12-20 2015-12-22 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD779774S1 (en) 2013-12-20 2017-02-21 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD779773S1 (en) 2013-12-20 2017-02-21 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD735440S1 (en) 2013-12-20 2015-07-28 Ips Group, Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD779772S1 (en) 2013-12-20 2017-02-21 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD781024S1 (en) 2013-12-20 2017-03-07 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD750978S1 (en) 2013-12-24 2016-03-08 Solid Control Holding B.V. Access control terminal and time registration terminal
EP2891589A3 (en) 2014-01-06 2017-03-08 Harman International Industries, Incorporated Automatic driver identification
USD714165S1 (en) 2014-01-14 2014-09-30 Duncan Solutions, Inc. Parking meter housing
EP2905764B1 (en) 2014-02-10 2021-04-07 Circet Hybrid magnetic-radar detector for space management
US20150242605A1 (en) 2014-02-23 2015-08-27 Qualcomm Incorporated Continuous authentication with a mobile device
USD724290S1 (en) 2014-03-07 2015-03-10 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
USD724812S1 (en) 2014-03-07 2015-03-17 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
US9870395B2 (en) 2014-03-21 2018-01-16 Pearson Education, Inc. Conditioned transmission of query responses and connection assessments
US20150278969A1 (en) 2014-03-26 2015-10-01 Xerox Corporation Integrated automated solution for the management of services for the disabled and others
CA2944765A1 (en) 2014-04-03 2015-10-08 Cubic Corporation Micro video assistant
US9428054B2 (en) 2014-04-04 2016-08-30 Here Global B.V. Method and apparatus for identifying a driver based on sensor information
US9734654B2 (en) 2014-04-15 2017-08-15 Christopher M. Vogt Parking meter pole
US20150333598A1 (en) 2014-05-15 2015-11-19 The Trustees Of The Stevens Institute Of Technology Vibrational energy harvesting for structural health instrumentation
DE102014107242A1 (en) 2014-05-22 2015-11-26 Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst Gmbh & Co. Kg System and method for access control
US20150341241A1 (en) 2014-05-23 2015-11-26 Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc. Method and apparatus for specifying machine identifiers for machine-to-machine platform support
USD728190S1 (en) 2014-05-29 2015-04-28 Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Mobile automated teller machine
GB2526790A (en) 2014-06-02 2015-12-09 Nokia Technologies Oy An apparatus, method and computer program for determining information to be provided to a user
US9852445B2 (en) 2014-06-04 2017-12-26 Empire Technology Development Llc Media content provision
KR101505871B1 (en) 2014-06-20 2015-03-25 (주) 맑은생각 System for checking of parking positioning and method for checking of parking positioning using the same
DE102014212758A1 (en) 2014-07-02 2016-01-07 Robert Bosch Gmbh Method and device for detecting a driver of a vehicle
USD749000S1 (en) 2014-07-24 2016-02-09 Ips Group Inc. Radar enhanced parking meter
CA2887467A1 (en) 2014-08-11 2016-02-11 Manish Nayar Adjustable coupling and system for solar panel support
USD750513S1 (en) 2014-08-14 2016-03-01 Ips Group Inc. Pole-mounted vehicle sensor
US20160133085A1 (en) 2014-09-05 2016-05-12 Grant Austin Eagon Apparatus, System, and Method for Retrofitting a Parking Meter for Wireless Payment Via Portable Smart Devices, and Wireless Payment Systems and Methods
JP6445287B2 (en) 2014-09-12 2018-12-26 株式会社東海理化電機製作所 Portable machine
US9418491B2 (en) 2014-09-22 2016-08-16 Brian K. Phillips Method and system for automatically identifying a driver by creating a unique driver profile for a vehicle from driving habits
USD769572S1 (en) 2014-09-24 2016-10-18 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
US8957787B1 (en) 2014-09-30 2015-02-17 Al-Jouharah A. S. A. Al-Hmalan System and method for disabled parking spot enforcement
US9508260B2 (en) 2014-10-31 2016-11-29 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Method to improve parking space identification in autonomous driving
USD752552S1 (en) 2014-11-25 2016-03-29 Franco D'Ascanio Bollard speaker
USD743956S1 (en) 2014-12-05 2015-11-24 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Self-service terminal
CA2968686A1 (en) 2014-12-08 2016-06-16 Cubic Corporation Modular architecture for fare collection systems
USD769570S1 (en) 2014-12-08 2016-10-18 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Self-service terminal
USD769571S1 (en) 2014-12-19 2016-10-18 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
US9508198B1 (en) 2014-12-23 2016-11-29 Ips Group Inc. Meters and upgraded meter cover with sensor
US10043089B2 (en) 2015-03-11 2018-08-07 Bettina Jensen Personal identification method and apparatus for biometrical identification
USD756807S1 (en) 2015-03-18 2016-05-24 Ips Group Inc. Radar enhanced parking meter
USD756808S1 (en) 2015-03-23 2016-05-24 Ips Group Inc. Radar enhanced parking meter
US9779565B2 (en) 2015-03-24 2017-10-03 Panasonic Automotive Systems Company Of America, Division Of Panasonic Corporation Of North America Method and apparatus for managing operation of a driver's mobile telephone
US20200364967A1 (en) 2015-04-15 2020-11-19 Richard SPICE Contactless payment terminal
CA2894350C (en) 2015-06-16 2023-03-28 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Coin chute with anti-fishing assembly
US9916021B2 (en) 2015-07-30 2018-03-13 Dell Products L.P. Information handling system virtualized pointing device support between multiple protocols
US11538126B2 (en) 2015-07-30 2022-12-27 The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security Identity verification system and method
EP3329468A4 (en) 2015-07-30 2019-04-03 Municipal Parking Services, Inc. Integrated mobile parking and enforcement system
CA3178276A1 (en) 2015-08-11 2017-02-11 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space parking meter
CA3176773A1 (en) 2015-08-11 2017-02-11 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space parking meter retrofit
JP1547740S (en) 2015-08-21 2016-04-11
US9703320B2 (en) 2015-09-17 2017-07-11 Civiq Smartscapes, Llc Techniques and apparatus for mounting a housing on a personal communication structure (PCS)
USD813059S1 (en) 2016-02-24 2018-03-20 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter
US10657814B2 (en) 2015-10-27 2020-05-19 Municipal Parking Services, Inc. Parking space detection method and system
CA168171S (en) 2015-11-09 2017-03-27 Ips Group Inc Multispace parking pay station
CA168172S (en) 2015-11-09 2017-03-27 Ips Group Inc Multispace parking pay station
CA168173S (en) 2015-12-09 2017-03-27 Ips Group Inc Multispace parking pay station
CA168199S (en) 2015-12-09 2017-03-27 Ips Group Inc Multispace parking pay station
CA168198S (en) 2015-12-09 2017-03-27 Ips Group Inc Multispace parking pay station
CA168200S (en) 2015-12-09 2017-03-27 Ips Group Inc Multispace parking pay station
US20170186054A1 (en) 2015-12-28 2017-06-29 Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc. System To Identify A Driver
US10315665B2 (en) 2016-01-29 2019-06-11 Faraday & Future Inc. System and method for driver pattern recognition, identification, and prediction
US10691904B1 (en) 2016-02-23 2020-06-23 Ips Group Inc. Handicapped parking placard
US10299018B1 (en) 2016-02-29 2019-05-21 Ips Group Inc. Pole-mounted vehicle sensor
US20170262882A1 (en) 2016-03-11 2017-09-14 Ad2Pos Inc. Systems, media, and methods for printing customized paper receipts at the point-of-sale
US9707911B1 (en) 2016-03-21 2017-07-18 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Identifying a driver of a vehicle
WO2017192880A1 (en) 2016-05-05 2017-11-09 Sadeghi Arash Management of parking space using artificial development and computer
US10053110B2 (en) 2016-05-06 2018-08-21 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Systems and methodologies for controlling an autonomous vehicle
US10154029B1 (en) 2016-05-31 2018-12-11 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Biometric knowledge extraction for mutual and multi-factor authentication and key exchange
USD802877S1 (en) 2016-06-13 2017-11-14 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD795523S1 (en) 2016-06-13 2017-08-22 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD802878S1 (en) 2016-06-13 2017-11-14 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD802875S1 (en) 2016-06-13 2017-11-14 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD802876S1 (en) 2016-06-13 2017-11-14 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
USD802874S1 (en) 2016-06-13 2017-11-14 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay station
US9994232B2 (en) 2016-06-24 2018-06-12 GM Global Technology Operations LLC Dynamic assignment of driver identifiers and related adjustment of vehicle settings based on detection of driver identifiers
EP3481661A4 (en) 2016-07-05 2020-03-11 Nauto, Inc. System and method for automatic driver identification
US20180018179A1 (en) 2016-07-12 2018-01-18 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Intelligent pre-boot and setup of vehicle systems
JP2018049682A (en) 2016-09-20 2018-03-29 住友電装株式会社 Female terminal and connector
US10464530B2 (en) 2017-01-17 2019-11-05 Nio Usa, Inc. Voice biometric pre-purchase enrollment for autonomous vehicles
USD853079S1 (en) 2017-04-28 2019-07-02 Ips Group Inc. Parking pay station video display cap
USD852454S1 (en) 2017-04-28 2019-06-25 Ips Group Inc. Parking pay station video display cap
USD865315S1 (en) 2017-04-28 2019-10-29 Ips Group Inc. Parking pay station video display cap
USD853678S1 (en) 2017-04-28 2019-07-09 Ips Group Inc. Parking pay station video display cap
USD853679S1 (en) 2017-04-28 2019-07-09 Ips Group Inc. Parking pay station video display cap
USD872600S1 (en) 2017-05-04 2020-01-14 Ips Group Inc. Parking pay station video display cap
US11100824B2 (en) 2017-05-05 2021-08-24 Ips Group Inc. Video display cap for parking pay station
US10710588B2 (en) 2017-05-23 2020-07-14 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Merging and lane change acceleration prediction energy management
US10186156B2 (en) 2017-05-25 2019-01-22 Uber Technologies, Inc. Deploying human-driven vehicles for autonomous vehicle routing and localization map updating
JP1590400S (en) 2017-06-28 2020-11-09
US10600270B2 (en) 2017-08-28 2020-03-24 Ford Global Technologies, Llc Biometric authentication for a vehicle without prior registration
AU2018250363A1 (en) 2017-10-30 2019-05-16 Global Integrated Solutions Limited Solar panel housing for a parking meter and methods of use therefor
US11386420B2 (en) 2017-12-29 2022-07-12 Intel Corporation Contextual authentication of an electronic wallet
US11022971B2 (en) 2018-01-16 2021-06-01 Nio Usa, Inc. Event data recordation to identify and resolve anomalies associated with control of driverless vehicles
US10621112B2 (en) 2018-01-25 2020-04-14 Dell Products L.P. System and method of identifying a device driver
US20200349666A1 (en) 2018-01-31 2020-11-05 Xirgo Technologies, Llc Enhanced vehicle sharing system
US20190370923A1 (en) 2018-06-04 2019-12-05 Ips Group Inc. Augmented reality parking devices and methods of using the same
US11462109B2 (en) 2018-06-15 2022-10-04 Ips Group Inc. Multispace parking pay stations including payment improvements
US20200160263A1 (en) 2018-11-06 2020-05-21 Marcus Kuettner System, Method, And Packaging For Secure Food Delivery
USD911857S1 (en) 2019-02-20 2021-03-02 Ips Group Inc. Sensor enhanced parking meter
US11511199B2 (en) 2019-02-28 2022-11-29 Vsn Vision Inc. Systems and methods for creating and sharing virtual and augmented experiences
US10908677B2 (en) 2019-03-25 2021-02-02 Denso International America, Inc. Vehicle system for providing driver feedback in response to an occupant's emotion
US11586991B2 (en) 2019-04-19 2023-02-21 Whitney Skaling Secure on-demand transportation service
USD955230S1 (en) 2019-08-06 2022-06-21 Ips Group Inc. Parking pay station
USD955231S1 (en) 2019-08-06 2022-06-21 Ips Group Inc. Parking pay station
USD959299S1 (en) 2020-11-19 2022-08-02 Ips Group Inc. Meter cover
USD959298S1 (en) 2020-11-19 2022-08-02 Ips Group Inc. Meter cover
USD959997S1 (en) 2020-11-19 2022-08-09 Ips Group Inc. Meter cover

Patent Citations (334)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2988191A (en) 1961-06-13 L grant
US1189991A (en) 1916-04-14 1916-07-04 Peter Mugler Multiple-bolt door-lock.
US2161046A (en) 1936-03-27 1939-06-06 David C Rockola Parking meter
US2229183A (en) 1937-01-18 1941-01-21 Burwell W Jones Parking meter
US2289838A (en) 1938-05-27 1942-07-14 Internat Vehicular Parking Ltd Parking meter and coin slot therefor
US2261353A (en) 1939-03-31 1941-11-04 Fedele Gaetano Door lock
US2596124A (en) 1945-03-27 1952-05-13 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Parking meter
US2547272A (en) 1946-08-03 1951-04-03 Turret Meter Sales Company Parking meter
US2546433A (en) 1947-06-30 1951-03-27 Fisher C Burum Parking meter system
US2595124A (en) 1949-04-26 1952-04-29 North American Aviation Inc Frequency divider
US2599881A (en) 1949-05-05 1952-06-10 Herschede Hall Clock Company Parking meter
US2832506A (en) 1953-01-14 1958-04-29 Creel W Hatcher Dispensing machine
US2985978A (en) 1956-12-24 1961-05-30 Leonard G Breen Advertising displays
US2956525A (en) 1957-09-11 1960-10-18 Diebold Inc Security file multi-bolt locking mechanism
US3018615A (en) 1957-09-26 1962-01-30 Time Stop Inc Automatic cancelling or re-setting parking meter unit
US3056544A (en) 1960-06-06 1962-10-02 Nautec Corp Parking meter locking means
US3204438A (en) 1962-05-29 1965-09-07 Duncan Parking Meter Corp Parking meter mechanism
US3208061A (en) 1963-02-13 1965-09-21 Gervasi Joseph Peter Protective alarm system for metal-enclosed apparatus
US3373856A (en) 1966-01-18 1968-03-19 Canadian Patents Dev Method and apparatus for coin selection
US3486324A (en) 1966-04-01 1969-12-30 C A Andersson & Co Kommanditbo Coin-operated time meter
GB1237579A (en) 1967-12-19 1971-06-30 Rockwell Mfg Co Parking meter
GB1283555A (en) 1968-10-28 1972-07-26 Rockwell Mfg Co Improvements relating to parking meters
US3999372A (en) 1969-01-17 1976-12-28 Park Control, Inc. Parking meter control unit
US3637277A (en) 1970-01-12 1972-01-25 Diebold Inc Entry resistant security file construction
US3666067A (en) 1970-01-21 1972-05-30 Kienzle Apparate Gmbh Parking meter having an increased rate during peak demand periods
US3721463A (en) 1970-11-23 1973-03-20 Unistrut Corp Post adapter
US3982620A (en) 1972-01-25 1976-09-28 Nsm Apparatebau Gmbh Kommanditgesellschaft Coin computing apparatus
GB1431862A (en) 1973-02-15 1976-04-14 Sussex Police Authority Public service devices such as parking meters
US3991595A (en) 1974-09-30 1976-11-16 Abraham Bahry Locking arrangement for doors and the like
US3941989A (en) 1974-12-13 1976-03-02 Mos Technology, Inc. Reducing power consumption in calculators
US3975934A (en) 1975-03-20 1976-08-24 David Babai Key-operated door locking device
DE2804085A1 (en) 1977-02-02 1978-08-10 Cale Ind Ab FULLY ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MONITORING A TIME UNIT CORRESPONDING TO A CHARGE
US4432447A (en) 1977-07-25 1984-02-21 Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. Coin detecting device for a coin sorting machine
US4237710A (en) 1977-09-13 1980-12-09 Cardozo David Lopes Locking device
DE2750193C2 (en) 1977-11-10 1982-10-07 Kienzle Apparate Gmbh, 7730 Villingen-Schwenningen Coin checking unit for electronic parking garage clocks
US4249648A (en) 1978-04-27 1981-02-10 Keene Corporation Token identifying system
US4264963A (en) 1979-06-08 1981-04-28 Texas Instruments Incorporated Static latches for storing display segment information
US4323847A (en) 1979-06-11 1982-04-06 Triple Dee Electronics Inc. Oscillator type metal detector with switch controlled fixed biasing
US4409665A (en) 1979-12-26 1983-10-11 Texas Instruments Incorporated Turn-off-processor between keystrokes
US4317181A (en) 1979-12-26 1982-02-23 Texas Instruments Incorporated Four mode microcomputer power save operation
US4317180A (en) 1979-12-26 1982-02-23 Texas Instruments Incorporated Clocked logic low power standby mode
US4306219A (en) 1980-03-26 1981-12-15 Micro-Magnetic Industries, Inc. Vending machine acquisition system
US4479191A (en) 1980-07-22 1984-10-23 Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Integrated circuit with interruptable oscillator circuit
US4460080A (en) 1981-03-19 1984-07-17 Aeronautical & General Instruments Limited Coin validation apparatus
US5222076A (en) 1981-04-15 1993-06-22 Ng William K Y Data communication apparatus and method with low power standby mode
US4483431A (en) 1981-10-13 1984-11-20 Harrah's, Inc. Device for detecting and rejecting invalid coins utilizing a verticle coin chute and multiple coin tests
US4474281A (en) 1982-06-07 1984-10-02 General Signal Corporation Apparatus and method for coin diameter computation
US4574936A (en) 1983-05-10 1986-03-11 Lance Klinger Coin accepter/rejector including symmetrical dual feedback oscillator
GB2155228A (en) 1984-02-25 1985-09-18 Ruth Henniges Parking meter with advertisement carrier
US4678994A (en) 1984-06-27 1987-07-07 Digital Products Corporation Methods and apparatus employing apparent resonant properties of thin conducting materials
US4848556A (en) 1985-04-08 1989-07-18 Qonaar Corporation Low power coin discrimination apparatus
US4812805A (en) 1985-07-02 1989-03-14 Flonic System for interconnecting parking meters having a memory
US4742903A (en) 1985-07-26 1988-05-10 Autelca Ag. Device for coin checking
USD296795S (en) 1985-08-23 1988-07-19 Visual Media, Inc. Meter finial or similar article
US4749074A (en) 1985-10-11 1988-06-07 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Coin sorting apparatus with reference value correction system
US4639021A (en) 1985-11-25 1987-01-27 Hope Jimmie L Door lock
US4851987A (en) 1986-01-17 1989-07-25 International Business Machines Corporation System for reducing processor power consumption by stopping processor clock supply if a desired event does not occur
US4875598A (en) 1986-09-11 1989-10-24 Dahl Frank L Vending machine for vending one-at-a-time merchandise articles of a plurality of similar such merchandise objects, each of a substantially rectangular parallelopiped shape, such as a newspaper, magazine, or the like
US4763769A (en) 1986-10-03 1988-08-16 Coin Acceptors, Inc. Coin acceptance means and method
US4825425A (en) 1986-11-26 1989-04-25 Midas Gate International, Inc. Parking meter reset device
US4823928A (en) 1987-04-16 1989-04-25 Pom Incorporated Electronic parking meter system
US4827206A (en) 1987-04-16 1989-05-02 Pom, Incorporated Solar power system for electronic parking meter
US4872149A (en) 1987-04-16 1989-10-03 Pom, Incorporated Electronic advertising system for solar powered parking meter
US4880097A (en) 1987-04-16 1989-11-14 Pom Incorporated Park card system for electronic parking meter
US4895238A (en) 1987-04-16 1990-01-23 Pom, Incorporated Coin discriminator for electronic parking meter
US4967895A (en) 1987-04-16 1990-11-06 Pom, Incorporated Parameter control system for electronic parking meter
US4809838A (en) 1987-06-15 1989-03-07 Coin Acceptors, Inc. Coin detection means including a current ramp generator
US4845484A (en) 1987-10-09 1989-07-04 Bellatrix Systems, Inc. Retrofit, newspaper tracking audit system for newspaper rack machines
US4951799A (en) 1988-02-10 1990-08-28 Tamura Electric Works, Ltd. Method of correcting coin data and apparatus for inspecting coins
US4976630A (en) 1988-03-25 1990-12-11 Amphenol Corporation Chipcard reader
US4989714A (en) 1988-11-15 1991-02-05 Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha Method of discriminating coins
USD319077S (en) 1989-05-02 1991-08-13 Kantrail Investments Limited Newspaper vending machine
US5076414A (en) 1989-05-24 1991-12-31 Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd. Coin discriminating and counting apparatus
US5158166A (en) 1989-05-26 1992-10-27 Coin Controls Limited Coin discrimination apparatus with compensation for external ambient conditions
US5109972B1 (en) 1989-07-24 1993-06-22 W Van Horn John
US5109972A (en) 1989-07-24 1992-05-05 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Coin operated timing mechanism
US5192855A (en) 1989-12-06 1993-03-09 Modul-Elektronik Ab Improvements in cash payment machines enabling acceptance of credit card payment
US5027935A (en) 1989-12-26 1991-07-02 At&T Bell Laboratories Apparatus and method for conserving power in an electronic coin chute
US5155614A (en) 1990-03-02 1992-10-13 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Low-power demodulating receiver with amplifier stages sharing the same bias current
US5119916A (en) 1990-03-27 1992-06-09 Duncan Industries Parking Control Corp. Sensor for measuring the magnetically responsive characteristics of tokens
US5060777A (en) 1990-03-27 1991-10-29 Duncan Industries Parking Control Corp. Low-power device for sorting tokens
US5778067A (en) 1990-04-12 1998-07-07 Mondex International Limited Value transfer system
US5065156A (en) * 1990-07-26 1991-11-12 Denis Bernier Computer controlled parking meter
US5343237A (en) 1990-10-08 1994-08-30 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. System for detecting and warning an illegally parked vehicle
US5266947A (en) 1991-02-28 1993-11-30 Max Inc. Parking data transfer system
USD340038S (en) 1991-04-05 1993-10-05 Intermec Corporation Bar code wedge reader
US5351798A (en) 1991-06-28 1994-10-04 Protel, Inc. Coin discrimination apparatus and method
US5259491A (en) 1991-11-22 1993-11-09 Pom Incorporated Smart cart and box system for parking meter
US5293979A (en) 1991-12-10 1994-03-15 Coin Acceptors, Inc. Coin detection and validation means
US5244070A (en) 1992-03-04 1993-09-14 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Dual coil coin sensing apparatus
US5439089A (en) 1992-03-05 1995-08-08 Parker; Donald O. Coin analyzer sensor configuration and system
US5273151A (en) 1992-03-23 1993-12-28 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Resonant coil coin detection apparatus
US5563491A (en) 1992-03-30 1996-10-08 Tseng; Ling-Yuan Combined parking meter and electric-vehicle battery charger with remote status receiver
USRE37193E1 (en) 1992-04-07 2001-05-29 Pom Incorporated Low-power multi-bay parking meter
US5360095A (en) 1992-04-07 1994-11-01 Pom Incorporated Power conserving electronic parking meter
US5475373A (en) 1992-04-07 1995-12-12 Pom, Inc. Power conserving electronic parking meter
US5287384A (en) 1992-10-15 1994-02-15 Lxe Inc. Frequency hopping spread spectrum data communications system
US5442348A (en) 1993-03-12 1995-08-15 Park-A-Tron Limited Liability Company Computerized parking meter
US5402475A (en) 1993-03-31 1995-03-28 Schlumberger Technologies, Inc. Monitoring and control of parking management system by remote
US5407049A (en) 1993-07-28 1995-04-18 Vincent G. Yost Electronic parking meter and system
US5642119A (en) 1993-07-28 1997-06-24 Intelligent Devices, Inc. Electronic parking meter and system
US5454461A (en) 1993-07-28 1995-10-03 Vincent Yost Electronic parking meter and system
US5833042A (en) 1993-12-17 1998-11-10 Microsystem Controls Pty Ltd Coin discriminator
US5761061A (en) 1993-12-17 1998-06-02 Berg Technology, Inc. Data processing medium, its backup circuit, and data processing system
US5489014A (en) 1994-08-03 1996-02-06 Journomat Ag Apparatus for checking coins and reading cards in an article vending machine
US5500517A (en) 1994-09-02 1996-03-19 Gemplus Card International Apparatus and method for data transfer between stand alone integrated circuit smart card terminal and remote computer of system operator
US5568441A (en) 1994-09-27 1996-10-22 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha IC card
US5614892A (en) 1995-04-24 1997-03-25 Pom, Inc. Payment slot communicating apparatus for vendng prices
US5617942A (en) 1995-04-24 1997-04-08 Pom, Inc. Low-power multi-bay parking meter
US5687129A (en) 1995-04-27 1997-11-11 Lg Semicon, Co. Ltd. Method and circuit for supplying memory IC power
US5648906A (en) 1995-07-31 1997-07-15 Amirpanahi; Fardosht Networked computerized parking system of networked computerized parking meters and a method of operating said system
US5740050A (en) 1995-09-28 1998-04-14 Pom Incorporated Parking enforcement system
CA2233931A1 (en) 1995-10-06 1997-04-10 Armand David Rosenberg Vehicle parking system
US5737710A (en) 1995-11-07 1998-04-07 Amtech Corporation Automated vehicle parking system for a plurality of remote parking facilities
US5748103A (en) 1995-11-13 1998-05-05 Vitalcom, Inc. Two-way TDMA telemetry system with power conservation features
USD381976S (en) 1995-12-12 1997-08-05 Automated Product Development, Inc. Bar code reader and information display
US5845268A (en) 1996-01-02 1998-12-01 Moore; Steven Jerome Parking management system
US5777951A (en) 1996-01-19 1998-07-07 Digital Pioneer Technologies Corp. Parking meter
US6456491B1 (en) 1996-02-12 2002-09-24 Gateway, Inc. Modular floppy disk drive for internal and external use
US6823317B1 (en) 1996-04-02 2004-11-23 Axxian Technologies Inc Urban parking system
US20010012241A1 (en) 1996-06-11 2001-08-09 Mark R. Dee Electronic module for conventional parking meter
US5966345A (en) 1996-06-11 1999-10-12 Metervision.Com Inc. Electronic module for conventional parking meter
US5710743A (en) 1996-06-11 1998-01-20 Metervision. Com Inc. Electronic module for conventional parking meter
US6312152B2 (en) 1996-06-11 2001-11-06 Metervision.Com Inc. Electronic module for conventional parking meter
US5903520A (en) 1996-06-11 1999-05-11 Metervision. Com Inc. Electronic module for conventional parking meter
US5659306A (en) 1996-06-17 1997-08-19 Bahar; Reuben Expired parking meter indicator
US8402281B2 (en) 1996-06-20 2013-03-19 Protegrity Corporation Data security system for a database
US6321201B1 (en) 1996-06-20 2001-11-20 Anonymity Protection In Sweden Ab Data security system for a database having multiple encryption levels applicable on a data element value level
US5852411A (en) 1996-07-19 1998-12-22 Intelligent Devices, Inc. Universal adaptor for electronic parking meters
US6275170B1 (en) 1996-07-19 2001-08-14 Intelligent Devices, Inc. Universal adaptor for electronic parking meters
US6195015B1 (en) 1996-07-19 2001-02-27 Intelligent Devices, Inc. Electronic parking meter
CA2260925A1 (en) 1996-07-21 1998-01-29 Shlomo Zeitman Parking management system
US6052453A (en) 1996-07-29 2000-04-18 Mars Incorporated Coin operated telephone auditor
USD391238S (en) 1996-09-13 1998-02-24 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Image reader
US6037880A (en) 1996-09-23 2000-03-14 Manion; Jeffrey Charles Integrated parking meter system
US7014355B2 (en) 1996-10-02 2006-03-21 Innovapark Company Llc Electronic parking meter system
US5954182A (en) 1996-10-30 1999-09-21 Tatung Telecom Corporation Coin receiving mechanism having foreign object release device
US5806651A (en) 1996-12-19 1998-09-15 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Corp. Coin discrimination system
CA2227833C (en) 1997-01-22 2002-08-06 Jeffrey Charles Manion Integrated parking meter system
USD388231S (en) 1997-02-14 1997-12-23 Interbold Automated banking machine
US6081206A (en) 1997-03-14 2000-06-27 Visionary Technology Inc. Parking regulation enforcement system
US5841369A (en) 1997-04-18 1998-11-24 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Parking meter with peripheral functions
US5805083A (en) 1997-04-28 1998-09-08 Duncan Industries Parking Control Systems Electronic parking meter operating system
US20030144972A1 (en) 1997-06-13 2003-07-31 Pitney Bowes Inc. System and method for controlling a postage metering system using data required for printing
US5842411A (en) 1997-08-28 1998-12-01 Dana Corporation Shielded printer
US6082153A (en) 1997-09-17 2000-07-04 Medeco Security Locks, Inc. Anti-tampering device for use with spring-loaded electronically moved pin locking mechanisms in electronic locks and the like
USD404025S (en) 1997-11-12 1999-01-12 Atcom, Inc. Wall mounted computer station
US5911763A (en) 1998-01-12 1999-06-15 Quesada; Flavio R. Three point lock mechanism
US6111522A (en) 1998-04-24 2000-08-29 J. J. Mackay Canada Limited Multiple electronic purse parking meter
USD412289S (en) 1998-07-06 1999-07-27 MEM Products Pty. Limited Parking meter
US6116403A (en) 1998-07-08 2000-09-12 P.O.M. Inc. Integrated hanging device for parking meter
CA2346908A1 (en) 1998-10-16 2000-04-27 Aptos Corporation Pty. Ltd. A parking management system
USD413311S (en) 1998-11-03 1999-08-31 Gilbarco Inc. Fuel dispenser bar code reader
US6505774B1 (en) 1998-12-09 2003-01-14 Miti Manufacturing Company Automated fee collection and parking ticket dispensing machine
US6929179B2 (en) 1998-12-09 2005-08-16 Miti Manufacturing Company Automated fee collection and parking ticket dispensing machine
US6229455B1 (en) 1999-01-15 2001-05-08 Intelligent Devices, Inc. Vehicle-detecting unit for use with electronic parking meter
US6107942A (en) 1999-02-03 2000-08-22 Premier Management Partners, Inc. Parking guidance and management system
US6340935B1 (en) 1999-02-05 2002-01-22 Brett O. Hall Computerized parking facility management system
US7027773B1 (en) 1999-05-28 2006-04-11 Afx Technology Group International, Inc. On/off keying node-to-node messaging transceiver network with dynamic routing and configuring
US6373442B1 (en) * 1999-05-28 2002-04-16 David L. Thomas Antenna for a parking meter
US6243029B1 (en) 1999-07-26 2001-06-05 Natan Tomer Parkulator photo parking
US7319974B1 (en) 1999-09-15 2008-01-15 Schlumberger Systemes Vehicle parking management method
CA2352968A1 (en) 1999-09-27 2001-04-05 Frederick L. Mitschele Parking meter
US7029167B1 (en) 1999-09-27 2006-04-18 Mitschele Frederick L Parking meter
US7393134B2 (en) 1999-09-27 2008-07-01 Mitschele Frederick L Parking meter
CN2395344Y (en) 1999-10-22 2000-09-06 广州市交通管理科学研究所 Road side parking charging meter
US20010051531A1 (en) 2000-01-11 2001-12-13 Singhal Tara Chand Method and apparatus for global computer network parking meter system
US6147624A (en) 2000-01-31 2000-11-14 Intel Corporation Method and apparatus for parking management system for locating available parking space
US6230868B1 (en) 2000-02-08 2001-05-15 Duncan Industries, Inc. System for metering multiple parking spaces
US20040084278A1 (en) 2000-02-09 2004-05-06 Harris Jeffrey A Coin-validation arrangement
US7237716B2 (en) 2000-02-24 2007-07-03 Cds Worldwide Pty Ltd. Parking system for sending messages
US6889899B2 (en) 2000-02-24 2005-05-10 Cds Worldwide Pty Ltd Vehicle parking system
US20040094619A1 (en) 2000-02-24 2004-05-20 Cds Worldwide Pty Ltd Parking system for sending messages
US6457586B2 (en) 2000-02-25 2002-10-01 Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux Bank-note processing device
US20030092387A1 (en) 2000-03-31 2003-05-15 Torbernt Hjelmvik Method of sending advertising messages
US20010047278A1 (en) 2000-04-07 2001-11-29 Brookner George M. Dynamic reassignment of postal metering device licensing location
US6309098B1 (en) 2000-04-07 2001-10-30 Ye Ping Wong Contactless-IC-card receive and read-write mechanism for an on-street parking meter
US20020062172A1 (en) 2000-04-19 2002-05-23 Medeco Security Locks, Inc. Electromechanical parking meter door communications interface
CA2377010C (en) 2000-04-19 2010-06-29 Medeco Security Locks, Inc. Electromechanical parking meter door communications interface
USD461728S1 (en) 2000-05-05 2002-08-20 Duncan Industries Parking meter housing
US20020008639A1 (en) 2000-05-09 2002-01-24 Dee Mark R. Parking payment system
US6354425B1 (en) 2000-06-22 2002-03-12 Duncan Industries Housing for parking meter
US7933841B2 (en) 2000-07-26 2011-04-26 Rewards Network, Inc. System and method for providing consumer rewards
CA2357179A1 (en) 2000-09-12 2002-03-12 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Wireless drive-by meter status system
US20020030606A1 (en) 2000-09-12 2002-03-14 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Wireless drive-by meter status system
JP2002099640A (en) 2000-09-26 2002-04-05 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Parking lot system and its information providing method
USD448910S1 (en) 2000-10-11 2001-10-02 Ncr Corporation Self-service terminal
US20040039632A1 (en) 2000-10-19 2004-02-26 Myoung-Kook Han Manless parking control system and method
US6477875B2 (en) 2001-02-06 2002-11-12 Medeco Security Locks, Inc. Rotating pin tumbler side bar lock with side bar control
CA2437722A1 (en) 2001-02-07 2002-08-15 Vehiclesense, Inc. Parking management systems
US7183999B2 (en) 2001-02-15 2007-02-27 Microsoft Corporation Methods and systems for a portable, interactive display device for use with a computer
US7222031B2 (en) 2001-03-13 2007-05-22 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Power supply for tetherless workstations
US20020134645A1 (en) 2001-03-20 2002-09-26 City Of Vancouver And Cypress Solutions Inc. Coin collection cart for parking meters
CN2544352Y (en) 2001-07-17 2003-04-09 郑州华普奥原电子泊车设备有限公司 Composite contactless IC card timing fee-collecting terminal
US20030117904A1 (en) 2001-11-20 2003-06-26 Lank Ronald V. Remote LCD enforcement flag for parking meters
US20030169183A1 (en) 2001-11-27 2003-09-11 Korepanov Valery Y. Parking meter reset device
CA2363915A1 (en) 2001-11-27 2003-05-27 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter reset device
CA2413198A1 (en) 2001-11-30 2003-05-30 Telecommunications Research Laboratory Smart parking meter system
US6791473B2 (en) 2001-11-30 2004-09-14 Telecommunications Research Laboratory Smart parking meter system
US20030179107A1 (en) 2001-11-30 2003-09-25 Sami Kibria Smart parking meter system
US6747575B2 (en) 2001-12-14 2004-06-08 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter smart housing with electronic memory
US20030112151A1 (en) 2001-12-14 2003-06-19 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter smart housing with electronic memory
CA2414132C (en) 2001-12-14 2012-01-24 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter smart housing with electronic memory
US20030112597A1 (en) 2001-12-18 2003-06-19 Smith Kelly K. Double-action CD drive eject mechanism
US20030121754A1 (en) 2001-12-28 2003-07-03 King Katharine Louise Apparatus for validating currency items, and method of configuring such apparatus
US20030132840A1 (en) 2001-12-31 2003-07-17 Reuben Bahar Enchanced parking meter utilizing user identification technology
US20030128136A1 (en) 2002-01-07 2003-07-10 Macropark, Inc. Electronic parking meter having audio-video communications with a central station
US20030128010A1 (en) 2002-01-08 2003-07-10 Po-Jung Hsu Portable battery charger for cellular telephones
US7748620B2 (en) 2002-01-11 2010-07-06 Hand Held Products, Inc. Transaction terminal including imaging module
US6799387B2 (en) 2002-01-29 2004-10-05 Trn Business Trust Removable adapter assembly having a retractable insert
US20030140531A1 (en) 2002-01-29 2003-07-31 Trn Business Trust Removable adapter assembly having a retractable insert
FR2837583B1 (en) 2002-03-19 2005-02-04 Schneider Automation MOBILE ELECTRONIC CARD DATA BACKUP DEVICE
US20050068201A1 (en) 2002-04-18 2005-03-31 Symbol Technologies, Inc. Method and system for assembling keypad
USD497393S1 (en) 2002-05-07 2004-10-19 Park Media, Ltd. Combined sign and parking meter
US20030222792A1 (en) 2002-05-30 2003-12-04 Larry Berman Method, system and storage medium for monitoring parking meters
US6874340B1 (en) 2002-05-31 2005-04-05 Duncan Industries Quick lock release system for parking meter vaults
EP1376491A1 (en) 2002-06-19 2004-01-02 WPS Parking Systems B.V. Parking space management
US20040040028A1 (en) 2002-07-04 2004-02-26 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Method of executing on a station of a communication network a computer program represented in a markup language
US7594235B2 (en) 2002-07-04 2009-09-22 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Method of executing on a station of a communication network a computer program represented in a markup language
US20040011099A1 (en) 2002-07-18 2004-01-22 Assa Ab Lock device with removable core
WO2004012352A1 (en) 2002-07-30 2004-02-05 Way Systems, Inc. Mobile device equipped with a contactless smart card reader/writer
US20040181496A1 (en) 2002-08-21 2004-09-16 Mechtronix Systems Inc. Networked metered parking system
US20040068434A1 (en) 2002-09-20 2004-04-08 Fujitsu Limited System use support method, and server and program therefor
US6856922B1 (en) 2002-12-09 2005-02-15 Analog Devices, Inc. System and method for battery management using host processing
US20060152385A1 (en) 2002-12-12 2006-07-13 Damien Mandy Parking meter
US7330131B2 (en) 2002-12-17 2008-02-12 Gianfranco Zanotti Automatic system for monitoring and managing the admittance to parking places
US20060114159A1 (en) 2003-02-03 2006-06-01 Yoshishige Yoshikawa Antenna apparatus utilizing minute loop antenna and radio communication apparatus using the same antenna apparatus
US6914411B2 (en) 2003-05-19 2005-07-05 Ihs Imonitoring Inc. Power supply and method for controlling it
US20040232878A1 (en) 2003-05-19 2004-11-25 Couch Philip R. Self-contained, renewable power supply and control system
US20040243526A1 (en) 2003-05-26 2004-12-02 Agenor Krygler Parking meter
US20040264302A1 (en) 2003-06-24 2004-12-30 Seth Ward System and method for synchronizing a parking meter clock
US20040263117A1 (en) 2003-06-30 2004-12-30 Eduard Kogan Battery pack with built in communication port
US7019420B2 (en) 2003-06-30 2006-03-28 Symbol Technologies, Inc. Battery pack with built in communication port
US20050035740A1 (en) 2003-08-11 2005-02-17 Reserve Power Cell, Llc Multiple battery system and network controlled multiple battery system
US7388349B2 (en) 2003-08-11 2008-06-17 Reserve Power Cell, Llc Multiple battery switching method and apparatus
US20060149684A1 (en) 2003-09-05 2006-07-06 Satoshi Matsuura Visiting place identification device and visiting place identification method
US7253747B2 (en) 2003-09-11 2007-08-07 Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Parking lot management system using wireless LAN system
US20050192911A1 (en) 2003-10-02 2005-09-01 Mattern James M. Application program interface for postal security device
KR20050038077A (en) 2003-10-21 2005-04-27 씨엘코리아(주) Parking ticket machine with advertisement capability
US20080158010A1 (en) 2003-11-07 2008-07-03 Nattel Group, Inc. Method for intelligent parking/pollution and surveillance control system
US7071839B2 (en) 2003-11-07 2006-07-04 Nattel Group, Inc. Method for total intelligent parking/pollution and surveillance control system
US7104447B1 (en) 2003-12-15 2006-09-12 Anthony Lopez Parking meters, systems and methods of parking enforcement
US20050178639A1 (en) 2004-01-14 2005-08-18 Cubic Corporation Validating removable fare collection system
US20050155839A1 (en) 2004-01-20 2005-07-21 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Efficient battery powered electronic parking meter
US20070119682A1 (en) 2004-01-20 2007-05-31 Ken Banks Efficient battery powered electronic parking meter
US7382282B2 (en) 2004-03-01 2008-06-03 Sensys Networks, Inc. Method and apparatus reporting time-synchronized vehicular sensor waveforms from wireless vehicular sensor nodes
US8035533B2 (en) 2004-03-01 2011-10-11 Sensys Networks Inc. Method and apparatus reporting a vehicular sensor waveform in a wireless vehicular sensor network
US8144034B2 (en) 2004-03-01 2012-03-27 Sensys Networks Method and apparatus reporting time-synchronized vehicular sensor waveforms from wireless vehicular sensor nodes
US7739000B2 (en) 2004-03-01 2010-06-15 Sensys Networks, Inc Method and apparatus reporting a vehicular sensor waveform in a wireless vehicular sensor network
US20120026015A1 (en) 2004-03-01 2012-02-02 Sensys Networks, Inc. Method and apparatus reporting a vehicular sensor waveform in a wireless vehicular sensor network
US20100019936A1 (en) 2004-03-01 2010-01-28 Robert Kaveler Method and apparatus for self-powered vehicular sensor node using magnetic sensor and radio transceiver
US7382281B2 (en) 2004-03-01 2008-06-03 Sensys Networks, Inc. Method and apparatus reporting a vehicular sensor waveform in a wireless vehicular sensor network
US7382238B2 (en) 2004-03-01 2008-06-03 Sensys Networks, Inc. Method and apparatus for operating and using wireless vehicular sensor node reporting vehicular sensor data and/or ambient conditions
US7388517B2 (en) 2004-03-01 2008-06-17 Sensys Networks, Inc. Method and apparatus for self-powered vehicular sensor node using magnetic sensor and radio transceiver
JP2005267430A (en) 2004-03-19 2005-09-29 Sharp Corp Information providing system
US20080093454A1 (en) 2004-07-14 2008-04-24 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Wireless Processor, Wireless Memory, Information System, And Semiconductor Device
US20060021848A1 (en) 2004-07-30 2006-02-02 Fireking International Apparatus having a bill validator and a method of servicing the apparatus
US20060116972A1 (en) 2004-12-01 2006-06-01 Wong Yean Y Integrated parking meter system
US20060136131A1 (en) 2004-12-06 2006-06-22 Metertek, Llc Vehicle detector and vehicle parking management system
US20060152349A1 (en) 2005-01-05 2006-07-13 Nitesh Ratnakar Smart Parking Meter
US20070171069A1 (en) 2005-02-22 2007-07-26 Allen Ira L Vehicle locating method and system
US20060267799A1 (en) 2005-05-09 2006-11-30 Ehud Mendelson Parking detector - a system and method for detecting and navigating to empty parking spaces utilizing a cellular phone application
JP2007052773A (en) 2005-07-13 2007-03-01 Innova Park Llc Smart meter parking system
US20070016539A1 (en) 2005-07-13 2007-01-18 Eric Groft Smart meter parking system
US20070017265A1 (en) 2005-07-22 2007-01-25 Assa Ab Lock device
US20070044523A1 (en) 2005-08-26 2007-03-01 Videx, Inc. Lock
US20090102726A1 (en) 2005-09-09 2009-04-23 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Wireless unit antenna apparatus and mobile wireless unit
US20070094153A1 (en) 2005-10-25 2007-04-26 Mark Ferraro Infrastructure for postage meter communication, accessible through service provider
US20070114849A1 (en) 2005-11-18 2007-05-24 Dsp Group Ltd. Electrical load with preferential source
US20090159674A1 (en) * 2005-12-02 2009-06-25 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter and a device therefor
US20130238406A1 (en) 2005-12-02 2013-09-12 Ips Group, Inc. Parking meter and a device therefor
US20090192950A1 (en) 2005-12-02 2009-07-30 Ips Group, Inc. Method and apparatus for operating a removable meter unit
US20070136128A1 (en) 2005-12-12 2007-06-14 Thomas Andrew Janacek Method and system to provide electronic parking validation for drivers using a pay by cell parking system
US20070208499A1 (en) 2005-12-22 2007-09-06 Karric Kwong Method and apparatus for counting the bidirectional passage of vehicles in a wireless vehicular sensor network
US20090199966A1 (en) 2006-01-24 2009-08-13 Avery Dennison Corporation Radio frequency (rf) antenna containing element and methods of making the same
US20090109062A1 (en) 2006-03-30 2009-04-30 Ik Song An Parking count control system using parking management server and method thereof
US20080208680A1 (en) 2006-06-06 2008-08-28 Ergonotech Inc DriveOn Pay(TM) as WiMAX-compatible Menu-Driven Dashtop Mobile Payment Platform
US20080071611A1 (en) 2006-09-14 2008-03-20 Robert Lovett Parking meter payment by cell phone link
US20100030629A1 (en) 2006-11-10 2010-02-04 Pom Incorporated Parking Payment System Using A Cell Phone Or Other Mobile Device
US20100026522A1 (en) 2006-11-10 2010-02-04 Pom Incorporated Parking Payment System Using A Cell Phone Or Other Mobile Device
US20080147268A1 (en) 2006-12-14 2008-06-19 Fuller Michael G Method and apparatus for alternative performance of automobile features
US20080165030A1 (en) 2006-12-22 2008-07-10 Industrial Technology Research Institute System and apparatus for parking management
US7854310B2 (en) 2007-02-27 2010-12-21 Ips Group, Inc. Parking meter
US20080245638A1 (en) 2007-02-27 2008-10-09 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter
US20110203901A1 (en) 2007-02-27 2011-08-25 Ips Group, Inc. Parking meter
USD602225S1 (en) 2007-03-22 2009-10-13 Diebold Self-Service Systems Division Of Diebold, Incorporated Automated teller machine
US20080238715A1 (en) 2007-03-26 2008-10-02 Shih Yu Cheng Remote parking meter auditing module
US20090032368A1 (en) 2007-03-26 2009-02-05 Ips Group Inc. System and Method for Coin Validation
US7806248B2 (en) 2007-03-26 2010-10-05 Ips Group, Inc. System and method for coin validation
US7427931B1 (en) 2007-03-29 2008-09-23 Sensys Networks, Inc. Method and apparatus for detecting presence of vehicle using a magnetic sensor employing a magneto-resistive effect
US20090026842A1 (en) 2007-03-30 2009-01-29 Ips Group Inc. Power supply unit
US20090095593A1 (en) 2007-03-30 2009-04-16 Ips Group Inc. Coin validation unit with clip feature
USD575168S1 (en) 2007-04-17 2008-08-19 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter
USD587141S1 (en) 2007-04-17 2009-02-24 Ips Group, Inc. Parking meter
US20080266138A1 (en) 2007-04-26 2008-10-30 Skidata Ag Apparatus for monitoring individual parking positions
US7855661B2 (en) 2007-04-26 2010-12-21 Skidata Ag Apparatus for monitoring individual parking positions
US20080277468A1 (en) 2007-05-13 2008-11-13 Mitschele Frederick L Parking meter
US7874482B2 (en) 2007-05-13 2011-01-25 Mitschele Frederick L Parking meter
US20100328104A1 (en) 2007-05-21 2010-12-30 Eric Groft Parking system employing remote asset management techniques
US20080291054A1 (en) 2007-05-21 2008-11-27 Eric Groft Parking system employing rem techniques
US20090049875A1 (en) 2007-07-27 2009-02-26 Abus August Bremicker Soehne Kg Lock
US7772720B2 (en) 2007-12-03 2010-08-10 Spx Corporation Supercapacitor and charger for secondary power
US20110221624A1 (en) 2007-12-05 2011-09-15 Sensys Networks, Inc Apparatus and Method Using a Radar in a Wireless and/or Wireline Sensor Node and Operating Radar In the Ground to Detect and Count Vehicles in Roadway, Parking Lot and Airport Applications
US20090183966A1 (en) 2008-01-18 2009-07-23 Ips Group, Inc. Method and apparatus for automatic location-specific configuration management of a removable meter unit
US20090254438A1 (en) * 2008-04-04 2009-10-08 Johnson Jr William S Radio frequency identification (rfid) payment terminal with display-embedded rfid antenna
US20110037562A1 (en) 2008-04-18 2011-02-17 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Outdoor vending machine and use of a user interface for the operation of an outdoor vending machine
US20090267732A1 (en) 2008-04-25 2009-10-29 Gregory Emile Chauvin Data collection system for electronic parking meters
US8184019B2 (en) 2008-04-25 2012-05-22 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Data collection system for electronic parking meters
US20090284907A1 (en) 2008-05-16 2009-11-19 Dell Products L.P. Method and apparatus for mounting server blades in a blade chassis
US20110066297A1 (en) 2008-05-20 2011-03-17 LiveMeters, Inc. Remote monitoring and control system comprising mesh and time synchronization technology
WO2010071974A1 (en) 2008-12-23 2010-07-01 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space wireless parking with improved antenna placements
USD615274S1 (en) 2008-12-31 2010-05-04 Nautilus Hyosung Inc. Automated teller machine
USD617799S1 (en) 2009-01-27 2010-06-15 Nobel Biocare Services Ag Scanner
US20100188932A1 (en) 2009-01-28 2010-07-29 Darwin Mitchel Hanks Low Power Sensor System
US20110205087A1 (en) 2009-02-05 2011-08-25 Scott Kell Gen II meter system
US20110057815A1 (en) 2009-09-04 2011-03-10 Ips Group, Inc. Parking meter communications for remote payment with updated display
US20110060653A1 (en) 2009-09-04 2011-03-10 Ips Group, Inc. Location-aware advertising to parking location users
US20140040028A1 (en) 2009-09-04 2014-02-06 Ips Group, Inc. Location-aware advertising to vending machine users
US20110093314A1 (en) 2009-10-19 2011-04-21 William Gibbens Redmann Method and apparatus for parking lot metering
US20110122036A1 (en) 2009-11-24 2011-05-26 City University Of Hong Kong Light transmissible resonators for circuit and antenna applications
US20110158331A1 (en) 2009-12-31 2011-06-30 Sensys Networks. Inc Emulating Increased Sample Frequency in a Wireless Sensor Node and/or a Wireless Sensor Network
USD652329S1 (en) 2010-02-11 2012-01-17 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Antenna cover for a parking meter
USD654816S1 (en) 2010-02-11 2012-02-28 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Payment sensor for a parking meter
US8450627B2 (en) 2010-04-01 2013-05-28 Apple Inc. Capacitive dome switch
US20110261548A1 (en) 2010-04-23 2011-10-27 Dinesh Gandhi Housing of a portable terminal including an integral central frame as part of the housing surface
US20110320243A1 (en) * 2010-06-28 2011-12-29 Mohammad Khan Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for facilitating reservation for a parking space with a near field communication-enabled device
WO2012015453A1 (en) 2010-07-29 2012-02-02 Sensys Networks, Inc. Sensor nodes acting as inductive loops for traffic sensing
US20120173171A1 (en) 2010-12-30 2012-07-05 Sensys Networks. Inc In-Pavement Wireless Vibration Sensor Nodes, Networks and Systems
US20120273322A1 (en) 2011-03-03 2012-11-01 George Allan Mackay Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US20120285792A1 (en) 2011-05-10 2012-11-15 Duncan Solutions, Inc. Upgraded single space parking meter and method
USD661603S1 (en) 2011-05-11 2012-06-12 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space parking meter
USD656046S1 (en) 2011-05-11 2012-03-20 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space parking meter
US20130027218A1 (en) 2011-07-25 2013-01-31 Ips Group Inc. Low Power Vehicle Detection
US8264401B1 (en) 2011-12-29 2012-09-11 Sensys Networks, Inc. Micro-radar, micro-radar sensor nodes, networks and systems

Non-Patent Citations (73)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
(Cell Net Data Systems) "First Wireless Monitoring of Parking Meters Results in Theft Arrests Using CellNet Data Systems Technology," PRNewswire, May 11, 1999 (2 pgs).
Anonymous, "The Originators of Metered Parking, Series II, APM-E Mechanism, Service Manual," POM Incorporated, May 23, 2006 revision (22 pgs).
Burden et al., "Near Field Communications (NFC) in Public Transport," Digital Identity Forum, 2006 (18 pgs).
Byrd, Dennis, "City officials plug solar-powered parking meters, Electronic eye ends free parking," Lawrence Journal World, Apr. 30, 1989, p. 11C (1pg).
Byrd, Dennis, Parking Meter Manufacturer Sees Bright Future for New Sun-Powered Devices, Los Angeles Times, May 14, 1989 (2 pgs).
Canadian Office Action issued for related application No. 2,745,365, dated Aug. 26, 2011 (4 pgs).
Canadian Office Action issued for related application No. 2,745,365, dated Jul. 4, 2012 (2 pgs).
Canadian Office Action issued for related application No. 2,745,365, dated Jun. 5, 2012 (2 pgs).
Canadian Office Action issued for related application No. 2,745,365, dated Mar. 1, 2012 (6 pgs).
Canadian Office Action issued for related application No. 2,770,093, dated Jul. 5, 2012 (5 pgs).
DAT Self-Service System Limited, Product Brochure, Version 1.0, Date: May 2005, pp. 1-39.
Duncan Solutions "Single-Space Meters" brochure, undated (2 pgs).
English Translation, DAT Self-Service System Limited, Product Brochure, Version 1.0, Date: May 2005, (42 pages) (previously submitted in Chinese text).
Flatley, J., "In San Francisco, hackers park for free," posted Jul. 31, 2009, www.engadget.com (1 pg).
Howland, S., "How M2M Maximizes Denver's Revenue," FieldTechnologiesOnline.com, Oct. 2011, pp. 9-12 (4 pgs).
Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant filed for U.S. Appl. No. 12/355,734 on May 23, 2012 (22 pgs).
Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant filed for U.S. Appl. No. 12/355,740 on May 23, 2012 (25 pgs).
Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant filed for U.S. Appl. No. 12/875,959 on May 24, 2012 (22 pgs).
Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant filed for U.S. Appl. No. 12/875,975 on May 24, 2012 (22 pgs).
Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant filed Oct. 23, 2012 for U.S. Appl. No. 12/355,734 (2 pgs).
International Preliminary Report on Patentability, dated Sep. 12, 2013, (7 pgs), PCT/CA2012/000191.
International Preliminary Report on Patentability, issued for application No. PCT/IB2006/054574, dated Mar. 10, 2009 (5 pgs).
International Preliminary Report on Patentability, issued for application No. PCT/US2010/047906, dated Mar. 6, 2012 (5 pgs).
International Preliminary Report on Patentability, issued for application No. PCT/US2010/047907, dated Mar. 15, 2012 (6 pgs).
International Search Report & Written Opinion, PCT/CA12/000191, dated Jun. 20, 2012 (8 pgs).
International Search Report issued for PCT/US2012/048190, dated Jan. 22, 2013 (4 pgs).
International Search Report, PCT/CA2009/001058, dated Nov. 12, 2009.
International Search Report, PCT/CA2009/001657, dated Feb. 17, 2010.
International Search Report, PCT/IB06/054574, dated Oct. 27, 2008 (2 pgs).
International Search Report, PCT/US2010/047906, dated Mar. 30, 2011 (3 pgs).
International Search Report, PCT/US2010/047907, dated Apr. 26, 2011 (3 pgs).
McCullagh, D., "Hackers: We can bypass San Francisco e-parking meters," Jul. 30, 2009, http://news.cnet.com (2 pgs).
Meter Solutions, Single-Space Meters brochure, downloaded from www.duncansolutions.com website, revised Apr. 2006 (2 pgs).
Micrel, Application Note 51 Frequency Hopping Techniques, Jun. 2006, Rev. 1.0.
Notice of Allowance issued in related case U.S. Appl. No. 13/545,871, dated Dec. 16, 2013 (22 pages).
Notice of Allowance issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 29/433,549, dated Feb. 27, 2014 (60 pgs).
Notice of Allowance issued in U.S. Appl. No. 13/545,871, dated May 28, 2013 (10 pgs).
Office Action issued for related U.S. Appl. No. 13/410,831, dated Nov. 6, 2012 (46 pgs).
Office Action issued for related U.S. Appl. No. 13/546,918, dated Sep. 26, 2012 (26 pgs).
Office Action issued for U.S. Appl. No. 12/355,734, dated Apr. 6, 2012 (36 pgs).
Office Action issued for U.S. Appl. No. 12/973,109, dated Apr. 30, 2012 (24 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 08/959,109, dated Apr. 23, 2013 (10 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 08/959,109, dated Nov. 21, 2012 (24 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 12/973,109, dated Jan. 28, 2013 (19 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 13/141,977, dated Aug. 1, 2013 (37 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 13/141,977, dated May 8, 2013 (34 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 13/141,983, dated Jun. 14, 2013 (68 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 13/141,983, dated Oct. 22, 2013 (47 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 13/410,831, dated Feb. 12, 2013 (20 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 13/410,831, dated May 28, 2013 (15 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 13/529,914, dated Jun. 21, 2013 (33 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 13/529,914, dated Sep. 27, 2013 (18 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 13/545,871, dated Apr. 12, 2013 (16 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 13/545,871, dated Aug. 6, 2013 (39 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 13/545,871, dated Dec. 28, 2012 (7 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 13/545,871, dated Nov. 28, 2012 (30 pgs).
Office Action issued in related U.S. Appl. No. 13/546,918, dated Apr. 15, 2013 (21 pgs).
Office Action, dated Apr. 11, 2011 in U.S. Appl. No. 12/095,914 (3 pgs).
Office Action, dated Dec. 13, 2011 in U.S. Appl. No. 12/973,109 (27 pgs).
Office Action, dated Dec. 20, 2011 in U.S. Appl. No. 12/355,740 (12 pgs).
Office Action, dated Dec. 7, 2011 in U.S. Appl. No. 12/355,734 (31 pgs).
Office Action, dated Jul. 27, 2011 in U.S. Appl. No. 12/059,909 (34 pgs).
Office Action, dated Jun. 29, 2011 in U.S. Appl. No. 12/059,909 (21 pgs).
Office Action, dated Sep. 14, 2011 in U.S. Appl. No. 12/430,733 (7 pgs).
Office Action, dated Sep. 15, 2011 in U.S. Appl. No. 12/355,740 (6 pgs).
POM APM photographs (33 pgs).
POM APM Solar Powered Meter advertisements, undated (5 pgs).
Remedios et al., "NFC Technologies in Mobile Phones and Emerging Applications," 2006, IFIP International Feberation for Information Processing, vol. 220, Information Technology for Balanced Manufacturing Systems, ed. Shen, W., (Boston: Springer, pp. 425-434 (10 pgs).
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) and Information Disclosure Statement by Applicant filed for U.S. Appl. No. 12/973,109 on May 31, 2012 (43 pgs).
Request for Continued Examination, dated Mar. 30, 2012 in U.S. Appl. No. 12/355,734 (32 pgs).
Request for Continued Examination, dated Sep. 27, 2011 in U.S. Appl. No. 12/059,909 (18 pgs).
StreetSmart Technology, LLC, "Technical Specifications and System Features for the StreetSmart Solution" Brochure (8 pgs).
The United States Conference of Mayors Press Release, "The U.S. Conference of Mayors Presents 'Best-Practice' Awards," Jan. 20, 2012, (3 pgs).

Cited By (60)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9692256B2 (en) 2007-03-30 2017-06-27 Ips Group Inc. Power supply unit
US11764593B2 (en) 2007-03-30 2023-09-19 Ips Group Inc. Power supply unit
US9391474B2 (en) 2007-03-30 2016-07-12 Ips Group Inc. Power supply unit
US10574085B2 (en) 2007-03-30 2020-02-25 Ips Group Inc. Power supply unit
US11670835B2 (en) 2008-12-23 2023-06-06 J.J Mackay Canada Limited Single space wireless parking with improved antenna placements
US9494922B2 (en) 2008-12-23 2016-11-15 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space wireless parking with improved antenna placements
US10998612B2 (en) 2008-12-23 2021-05-04 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space wireless parking with improved antenna placements
US10573953B2 (en) 2008-12-23 2020-02-25 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space wireless parking with improved antenna placements
US20170062902A1 (en) * 2008-12-23 2017-03-02 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space wireless parking with improved antenna placements
US10141629B2 (en) * 2008-12-23 2018-11-27 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space wireless parking with improved antenna placements
US11436649B2 (en) 2009-09-04 2022-09-06 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter communications for remote payment with updated display
US11776022B2 (en) 2009-09-04 2023-10-03 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter communications for remote payment with updated display
US11132723B2 (en) 2009-09-04 2021-09-28 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter communications for remote payment with updated display
US11074612B2 (en) 2009-09-04 2021-07-27 Ips Group Inc. Location-aware advertising to vending machine users
US11430027B2 (en) 2009-09-04 2022-08-30 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter communications for remote payment with updated display
US10664880B2 (en) 2009-09-04 2020-05-26 Ips Group, Inc. Parking meter communications for remote payment with updated display
US11475491B2 (en) 2009-09-04 2022-10-18 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter communications for remote payment with updated display
US9424691B2 (en) 2009-09-04 2016-08-23 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter communications for remote payment with updated display
US10262345B2 (en) 2009-09-04 2019-04-16 Ips Group Inc. Parking meter communications for remote payment with updated display
US10423980B2 (en) 2009-09-04 2019-09-24 Ips Group, Inc. Location-aware advertising to vending machine users
US11699321B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2023-07-11 J.J Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter with contactless payment
US9934645B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2018-04-03 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter with contactless payment
US10424147B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2019-09-24 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter with contactless payment
US9842455B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2017-12-12 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US9406056B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2016-08-02 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter with contactless payment
US10861278B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2020-12-08 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter with contactless payment
US9443236B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2016-09-13 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US10192388B2 (en) 2011-03-03 2019-01-29 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US10741064B2 (en) 2011-07-25 2020-08-11 Ips Group Inc. Low-power vehicle detection
US11688277B2 (en) 2011-07-25 2023-06-27 Ips Group Inc. Low-power vehicle detection
US10297150B2 (en) 2011-07-25 2019-05-21 Ips Group Inc. Low-power vehicle detection
US11423776B2 (en) 2011-07-25 2022-08-23 Ips Group Inc. Low-power vehicle detection
US9728085B2 (en) 2011-07-25 2017-08-08 Ips Group Inc. Low-power vehicle detection
US9661403B2 (en) 2014-12-23 2017-05-23 Ips Group Inc. Meters and upgraded meter cover with sensor
US20180025549A1 (en) * 2014-12-23 2018-01-25 Ips Group Inc. Meters and upgraded meter cover with sensor
US9508198B1 (en) * 2014-12-23 2016-11-29 Ips Group Inc. Meters and upgraded meter cover with sensor
US9805518B2 (en) 2014-12-23 2017-10-31 Ips Group Inc. Meters and upgraded meter cover with sensor
US9652921B2 (en) 2015-06-16 2017-05-16 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Coin chute with anti-fishing assembly
USRE48566E1 (en) * 2015-07-15 2021-05-25 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter
US20170023612A1 (en) * 2015-07-22 2017-01-26 Iometers, LLC Meter Box Lid
USD863076S1 (en) 2015-10-16 2019-10-15 J. J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter
USD863988S1 (en) 2015-10-16 2019-10-22 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter
USD863075S1 (en) 2015-10-16 2019-10-15 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter
USD863074S1 (en) 2015-10-16 2019-10-15 J. J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter
USD863987S1 (en) 2015-10-16 2019-10-22 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter
US10299018B1 (en) 2016-02-29 2019-05-21 Ips Group Inc. Pole-mounted vehicle sensor
US11172274B2 (en) 2016-02-29 2021-11-09 Ips Group Inc. Retrofit vehicle sensor
US10674236B2 (en) 2016-02-29 2020-06-02 Ips Group, Inc. Pole-mounted vehicle sensor
US10491972B2 (en) 2016-02-29 2019-11-26 Ips Group Inc. Pole-mounted vehicle sensor
US11683617B2 (en) 2016-02-29 2023-06-20 Ips Group Inc. Retrofit vehicle sensor
US11922756B2 (en) 2019-01-30 2024-03-05 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited Parking meter having touchscreen display
US11762479B2 (en) 2019-01-30 2023-09-19 J.J. Mackay Canada Limited SPI keyboard module for a parking meter and a parking meter having an SPI keyboard module
USD911857S1 (en) 2019-02-20 2021-03-02 Ips Group Inc. Sensor enhanced parking meter
USD986084S1 (en) 2020-10-01 2023-05-16 Ips Group Inc. Pole-mounted sensor
USD1011933S1 (en) 2020-10-01 2024-01-23 Ips Group Inc. Pole-mounted sensor
USD986082S1 (en) 2020-11-19 2023-05-16 Ips Group Inc. Sensor enhanced meter
USD996237S1 (en) 2020-11-19 2023-08-22 Ips Group Inc. Sensor enhanced meter
USD959298S1 (en) 2020-11-19 2022-08-02 Ips Group Inc. Meter cover
USD959997S1 (en) 2020-11-19 2022-08-09 Ips Group Inc. Meter cover
USD959299S1 (en) 2020-11-19 2022-08-02 Ips Group Inc. Meter cover

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CA2870544A1 (en) 2012-05-16
US20180053371A1 (en) 2018-02-22
CA2756489A1 (en) 2012-09-03
CA3178279A1 (en) 2012-09-03
CA2874155A1 (en) 2012-05-16
US20160012418A1 (en) 2016-01-14
CA2870592C (en) 2015-10-06
US20180061172A1 (en) 2018-03-01
WO2012116438A1 (en) 2012-09-07
US9406056B2 (en) 2016-08-02
US8807317B2 (en) 2014-08-19
US9443236B2 (en) 2016-09-13
CA2770093A1 (en) 2012-05-16
US10192388B2 (en) 2019-01-29
US20120292385A1 (en) 2012-11-22
US10861278B2 (en) 2020-12-08
US20120273322A1 (en) 2012-11-01
US20190114869A1 (en) 2019-04-18
CA2870592A1 (en) 2012-05-16
CA2874348C (en) 2019-08-06
CA2773250A1 (en) 2012-09-03
CA2925783A1 (en) 2012-09-03
CA2870544C (en) 2016-06-28
US20140319211A1 (en) 2014-10-30
US20230267795A1 (en) 2023-08-24
CA2874155C (en) 2020-04-28
US20120222935A1 (en) 2012-09-06
CA2874348A1 (en) 2012-05-16
US20190378368A1 (en) 2019-12-12
US10424147B2 (en) 2019-09-24
US20210043027A1 (en) 2021-02-11
US20160335834A1 (en) 2016-11-17
US11699321B2 (en) 2023-07-11
CA2773250C (en) 2016-06-28
CA2756489C (en) 2023-09-26
CA2925783C (en) 2020-05-19
US9934645B2 (en) 2018-04-03
US9842455B2 (en) 2017-12-12
CA2770093C (en) 2015-08-18

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US10192388B2 (en) Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism
US20180225908A1 (en) Single space parking meter
US9524498B2 (en) Control system for wireless communication parking meter
CA3178276A1 (en) Single space parking meter
CA2733110C (en) Single space parking meter and removable single space parking meter mechanism

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: J.J. MACKAY CANADA LIMITED, CANADA

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:MACKAY, GEORGE ALLAN;CHAUVIN, GREGORY EMILE;MCLARTY, SHAMUS JOHN ANGUS;AND OTHERS;SIGNING DATES FROM 20121113 TO 20121120;REEL/FRAME:029343/0675

STCF Information on status: patent grant

Free format text: PATENTED CASE

CC Certificate of correction
MAFP Maintenance fee payment

Free format text: PAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEE, 4TH YR, SMALL ENTITY (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: M2551)

Year of fee payment: 4

MAFP Maintenance fee payment

Free format text: PAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEE, 8TH YR, SMALL ENTITY (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: M2552); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: SMALL ENTITY

Year of fee payment: 8